Fire alarm triggered by outdoor grilling smoke at trucking site, Minooka IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 11:30 AM

West St, Minooka, IL 60447

A fire alarm was triggered at a trucking facility near West Riverside Drive, caused by smoke from outdoor grilling. Fire units responded and found no active fire after checking the facility.

Audio|Source: Grundy County Consolidated Dispatch Center

02:8

Transcript:

00:00

Shannohan District 2T for the fire alarm.

00:03

2214, 411, 417, and lockport engine 2, BAE trucking.

00:10

near West Riverside Drive, near West Riverside Drive,

00:16

1330.

00:25

My 15, Granny?

00:28

Go ahead.

00:30

Are you back down in Gardner?

00:33

Negative. I'm at Hunter's Run address.

00:36

You're 10-4[1].

00:38

You're secure.

00:41

10-4[1]. You can give you 30.

00:43

10-barm.

00:47

It sounds like they were doing some grilling outside.

00:50

They opened up one of the doors into the building and it smoked from grilling, set the alarm off.

00:54

I'm Riverside drag.

01:04

Shinhardtore, let me do copy.

01:06

This was set off from grilling outside.

01:10

Mr.

01:11

Mr. James, you can hold it to 411.

01:14

Everyone else can retire.

01:16

Receive, thank you.

01:17

Lockford Engine 2 and the rest of the incoming conditions regard.

01:20

411 is going to handle Troyi from this regard as well, 411.

01:22

More thanple, for Riverside Drive Fire alarm, thank you.

01:30

417 is clear.

01:32

Thank you.

01:34

Choice copy.

01:35

Thank you.

01:46

411FA on the research.

01:58

Let's count 411 on the scene.

02:01

Check the facility, nothing showing, we'll be out checking.

02:05

Okay, 411 you're on the scene, nothing showing.

02:07

You're going to be out checking.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or understood.

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West St, Minooka, IL 60447

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