Fire alarm triggered after small boom at residential complex, Lombard IL


A fire alarm went off at a multi-family residential complex near West Alderita Drive in Lombard. Occupants heard a small boom before the alarm but did not see or smell anything unusual. Fire responders arrived and found no signs of fire, only the audible alarm sounding.
Audio|Source: Southeast DuPage County Police and Fire
01:39
Transcript:
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FD alarm, multi-family, district 446, near West Alderita Drive, Lombard, 2 77, engine 44, engine 45, tower 44, cross street of South Lincoln Street and South Elizabeth Street.
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You're down from Cattainty 44.
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Tadayor 44.
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You can all hold it to the light and you can clear from Gold Card.
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T-77 you can return.
00:20
Top 44, okay.
00:21
The crash, uh,
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looks like it's gonna be lane one, possibly five vehicles, one complaining of a head injury.
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Five vehicles.
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Go number of 145 in row.
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Activated alarm.
00:29
Called in by total fire and we got a call from the premise.
00:33
They heard a small boom and then the alarm went off.
00:36
They don't see or smell anything.
00:37
35 and 41 over there.
00:39
We got nothing showing.
00:40
You hear the audible alarm.
00:41
We'll be west on. That was there.
00:42
All right, two-story town home complex.
00:43
You do have audible.
00:44
We'll be on there.
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Lombard, IL
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