CO alarm triggers fire response at commercial building, Elkhart IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 07:06 AM

Near E Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a commercial building near East Bristol Street. Upon arrival, they found no signs of fire or gas odor. The alarm was triggered by a carbon monoxide detector. No evacuations were necessary, and the building was cleared without incident.

Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS

02:25

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 105, engine 4, and truck 18.

00:04

Fire alarm, near East Bristol Street, 711.

00:09

Respond on TAC 2. Battalion 105, engine 4, and truck 18.

00:15

Fire alarm, near East Bristol Street, 711.

00:20

Respond on TAC 2.

00:23

Just touched Adam 237, 10th mark.

00:26

Item 237, 2nd. So far.

00:32

414. 418.

00:36

418.

00:38

We're going to clear, just so we're clear, there's no odor of gas, it's just their alarm going off.

00:44

So they don't need to have a code response or anything like that.

00:48

It's their protocol. We put it in as a commercial alarm.

00:54

104.

00:59

A 27L cart 104.

01:03

104. 104.

01:06

104, break 480L cart 104.

01:13

480L cart 104?

01:15

104. 104.

01:20

104.

01:22

608, 24.

01:25

Battalion 105 is on scene of the single story, commercial structure.

01:31

Nothing showing, no evacuations.

01:34

I'm going to get out and meet with employees.

01:40

6-0-104.

01:42

Okay.

01:43

Okay.

01:44

I can get help for 445.

01:47

104-4-4-4-1. I'll show you 10-8.

01:50

10-8. Okay, moving.

01:56

Engine 4 is on location.

02:03

13, Battalion, 105.

02:08

Dr.K. 18.

02:14

You guys can go ahead and clear and return. This is just a CO alarm going off inside the structure that they need to check out.

02:21

Clear, Battalion.

02:23

Uh, Track 18 is clear.

02:25

Okay, clear. Okay.

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Near E Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514

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