Warehouse evacuated after false fire alarm, Elgin IL
Fire & ArsonFire crews evacuated a large warehouse near Cedar Avenue after a fire alarm was triggered. Investigation revealed that a forklift accidentally hit a flow sensor, causing a false alarm. No fire or injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Near Cedar Avenue, between River Bluff Road and dead end.
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Time of 1749.
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Engine 5. Additional resources requested.
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Fall victim,
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Near Cedar Avenue.
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Elgin Fire.
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Engine 3 Johnson.
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We've got the evacuation of the large warehouse,
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Nothing shown from the exterior.
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We'll be out in the investigating link engine 3, random command.
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It's important.
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Building evacuated is a large warehouse, nothing showing from exterior.
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Engine 3, command.
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Edge Tee, sir, we're staged.
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Close your father, Randall, come here.
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Have everyone staged.
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Message, incoming units can stage.
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The Italian one soon.
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Email 5, engine 5.
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Out to the front door,
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uh,
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backward.
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Danmore.
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Good.
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We have a forklift hit a flow sensor that caused an alarm activation.
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You can terminate command, release Ops2, release all companies, sensor 3 will be on seeing.
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And we'll go back to FireMay.
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It's received as a forklift that hit a sensor that activated the alarm, terminating command, release an Opts 2 in all companies.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cedar Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
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