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False fire alarm triggered by air fryer at university hall, Edwardsville IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 04:38 PM

Woodland Residence Hall, Edwardsville, IL 62025

A fire alarm was reported at a university residence hall on near Residence Drive. Upon investigation, it was determined the alarm was triggered by an air fryer, and there was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Contrived virtual firefighters, sent charge virtual firefighters respond, SIUE Woodland Hall, near Residence Drive for a fire alarm.

00:06

Contraud Patrol Firefighters respond, Woodland Hall, near Residence Drive for a fire alarm.

00:11

Now, 1842, that be presumptive.

00:15

State Department copies 1334.

00:22

It's Fetch 43.

00:26

1343, good.

00:30

43 is why Anderson?

00:37

1343 in round Anderson, 1843.

00:40

Dispatch,

00:44

13344.

00:46

Dispatch,

00:48

1334 is in route.

00:51

1334 in round 1844.

00:58

Okay.

01:00

Yeah. Go ahead.

01:02

Try calling him one more time.

01:07

If he doesn't answer, go ahead and send me a hook.

01:09

Tell me the flatbed, there's no keys.

01:12

Thank you.

01:14

Thank you.

01:18

96. Oh, yeah.

01:20

Go ahead.

01:22

Hold on 26, 23.

01:28

I cannot find any contact information for the registered owner, sticker was placed with a 24-hour notice.

01:36

10-4[1]-10-8.

01:43

126. That was informed by housing.

01:45

It's going to be an air friar, and there's nothing to see.

01:49

10-4[1], do you want to be a call off fire?

01:53

Affirmatives.

01:55

10-1[2].

02:01

1334 from Aboriginal dispatch, SUE, dispatch advice you can disregard.

02:05

It was acting on the air fire.

02:06

All secure.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.

[2]

10-1: Unable to copy / Signal weak

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Location mentioned:

Woodland Residence Hall, Edwardsville, IL 62025

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