Structure fire confirmed at South Elgin High School, South Elgin IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 09:16 AM

Near E Main St, South Elgin, IL 60177

A fire alarm at South Elgin High School near East Main Street led to the confirmation of a structure fire with smoke reported inside. Firefighters arrived and began evacuation and investigation on scene. No personal names or contact details were disclosed.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 21, engine 5,

00:04

Ambulance 21, and Battalion 21, Fire alarm activation,

00:11

near East Main Street, South Elgin High School, between North South Elgin Boulevard and Berry Road, Kenyon Road, Timeout 1120.

00:23

Engine 21, Engine 25, Engine 5, Quint 1, Ambulance 21, and Battalion 21.

00:31

Fire alarm activation.

00:34

near East Main Street

00:40

Quint 1, engine 21, engine 22, engine 5. Ambulance 21, Battalion 21, all due.

00:47

It's going to be for a general fire alarm coming from South Elgin High School, near East Main Street.

00:52

If you're in dispatch, you can go ahead and push the house 2.

01:00

Then fire 200 in house 2.

01:07

Tricom is advising through the SRO and the scene that there's smoke in the building.

01:12

You can upgrade that.

01:15

My suggestion.

01:27

Battalion 1 and 201 Structure Fire, near East Main Street, South Elgin High School.

01:37

Between North South Elgin Boulevard and Berry Road, Kenyon Road, Timeout 1122.

01:44

Battalion 1 and 201, Structure Fire,

01:49

near East Main Street.

01:54

But, 201,

01:56

I switched at opts Q for the upgrade.

01:59

For South Elgin High School, near East Main Street, reports of smoke coming from B-Boy 216, B-Boy 216, B-Boy 2-16.

02:10

B-Boy 2-16.

02:14

Open fire from Abel's 23, I mean.

02:18

Go ahead.

02:20

You can hit up,

02:23

tackle.

02:30

Camille, it's 21. You're going to be first in. I want you to gear up and recon that B21-sex, please.

02:47

Elgin Fire Battalion 21

02:54

On Phoenix High School We do the evacuation nothing's showing

03:05

Make Battalion 21 South Fulgent High School command

03:10

EELS 21 is going to be going in recut

03:15

There was 21 going in on the scene with evacuation of the shrine with hands 21's going to meet me in.

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Near E Main St, South Elgin, IL 60177

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