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Fire alarm triggered at Cook Hall due to broken pipeEvanston IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
N Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm at Cook Hall on Campus Drive was caused by a broken pipe in the loading dock area. No fire was found on arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Evanston Fire
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
AFA[1], engine 22, truck 23, battalion 21, 2220 campus drive at Cook Hall, no area specified.
00:08
AFA[1], engine 22, truck 23, battalion 21,
00:12
2220 campus drive at Cook Hall, no area specified.
00:16
NUPD en route.
00:17
Time is 1855.
00:26
Dispatch engine 23 is available, pick that up.
00:31
Received, engine 22 can disregard campus drive.
00:39
Engine 22 from dispatch.
00:50
Engine 22 copies for back and services.
00:54
Receive.
00:55
Engine 22 copies.
01:06
Evanston Dispatch from ambulance 22.
01:10
Ambulance 22, and engine 24 en route to Post 10.
01:18
Thank you.
01:21
Battalion 21's off, 2220.
01:25
Nothing showing.
01:27
NUPD is on the scene.
01:29
So like they're, uh, said it's coming from the loading dock, first floor.
01:32
I'll be checking it out.
01:36
Let's see, the battalion 21.
01:37
Looks like it's come from the loading dock from the first floor.
01:40
Nothing showing.
01:47
Truck 23 is off on the north side, I'm sorry, east side of the building.
01:54
Receive, truck 23 east side of the building.
01:56
It looks like a team, like they got a busted pipe it looks like, just stand by for me real quick.
02:05
Stand by. Standing by.
02:10
And she's a 23,
02:12
also standing back.
Police codes explained
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[1]
AFA: Automatic Fire Alarm

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N Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

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