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False fire alarm triggered at high-rise on South Main StElkhart IN

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Near S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516

A fire alarm at a high-rise building near South Main Street was accidentally triggered by Engine 3. Fire units responded but were later told to disregard the alarm as it was a false alert. No fire or emergency was found.

Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Italian 15, Engine 5, Engine 6, Metac 21, Medic 25, Squad 1, Squad 2, and Truck 18, High-rise Fire Alarm, near South Main Street. Respond on Tech 1, Battalion 105, Engine 5, Engine 6, Medic 21, Medic 25,
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Squad 1, Squad 2, and truck 18, high-rise fire alarm. alarm,
00:29
near South Main Street. Respond on TAC1.
00:35
Missatch Cleveland, (number withheld), trouble breathing.
00:45
The Tommy 105, Oker.
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The town of 105, Elker.
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This one of five, Elker.
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This one of five, go ahead.
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Dispatch (number withheld).
01:02
Newspatch, Cleveland. Subtle 76 at (number withheld) County Country Lane, (number withheld) County Lane,
01:10
72-year-old male conscious,
01:13
trouble breathing,
01:15
heart rate going up and down, runs west off camera 3 in between Buttercup and Alpine Land on the south side of the road.
01:21
Affirmative.
01:22
You can disregard for the alarm company. Engine 3 just called up here and said they accidentally set it off.
01:28
Do you just in disregard for the alarm company? Engine 3 just called up here and said they accidentally set it off.
01:34
That's forth.
01:36
I'm clearing that.
01:39
All units in route to near South Main can disregard for the authority of dispatch.
01:46
This is a really false alarm.

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Near S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516

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