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Fire alarm and smoke reported at Elgin apartmentElgin IL

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Prospect Blvd #2n, Elgin, IL 60120

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire alarm was activated at an Elgin apartment building near Prospect Boulevard. Residents reported a burning smell and visible white smoke in an apartment and hallway. Fire units responded to a possible structure fire.

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01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Quint 1, fire alarm activation,
00:04
420 Prospect Boulevard, Unit 1N.
00:09
Between Seneca Street and Cherry Street, time of 0.311.
00:14
Quint 1,
00:16
Fire alarm activation,
00:18
420 Prospect Boulevard, Unit 1N.
00:24
Please for the upstairs apartment at 420, process 3-2 and is in Nora.
00:31
The fire alarm or sound alarm color says she can smell something burning but sees no smoke or flames.
00:37
Quit one showing you're now.
00:38
According to the apartment 2N, 2N.
00:42
Unnoticed it is activated fire alarm or CO alarm color smells something burning but sees no smoke or flames.
00:55
Engine 6. Engine 5.
00:58
Quint 2, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, and Battalion 21.
01:03
Structure fire,
01:05
420 Prospect Boulevard.
01:08
Unit 2N.
01:10
Between Seneca Street and Cherry Street, Tateau 314.
01:15
Engine 6, Enion 6, E.
01:18
Section 5. Quint, 2, ambulance 1, battalion 1, and battalion 21.
01:25
Structire, 420 Prospect Boulevard.
01:30
Unit 2N.
01:33
And units just finding the prospect switch to us to a collar passing.
01:37
She sees white smoke in her apartment as well as in a shared hallway of the building.

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Prospect Blvd #2n, Elgin, IL 60120

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