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Smoke triggers false fire alarm in apartment hallway, Springfield IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/23/2025 02:43 PM

Butler St, Illinois 62703

An automatic fire alarm was triggered by smoke in a hallway of an apartment building near Butler Street in Illinois. Fire units responded and found no active fire. The alarm was a false alarm caused by smoke, and the situation was declared safe after investigation.

Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety

02:56

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 2, truck 2, and Battalion 2, respond to automatic fire alarm near Butler Street, near Lake Victoria Drive and Stevenson Drive.

00:19

604 Sengen checking status.

00:25

10-7991 segment checking status.

00:33

873.

00:35

873. Traffic stop, we're going to be high 55 northbound just north segment.

00:42

29, (number withheld), B.O.Truck plate on our Red Jaguar, SCB.

00:49

Seven.

00:56

Six11, go ahead.

01:07

Stringell 611, travel stop.

01:10

No, 1-199 at 1535 each, it's Brown County.

01:14

Illinois 99 at 1535 East Brown County.

01:17

It is Silver Hyundai-San-Fay, Silver Hyundai, Sanof-Fay.

01:21

B-Boy A. Adam (number withheld).

01:23

B-boy-A. Adam (number withheld).

01:31

Great.

01:34

Goodbye.

01:36

Sorry.

01:42

611, B-boy A.

01:46

Adam, (number withheld),

01:48

Clear,

01:49

Silver,

01:50

2013, Hyundai's utility.

01:54

I'm seeing another two, three-story apartment complex.

01:58

No alarm we want this time, nothing showing from the exterior.

02:01

Engine 2 is going to go and investigate.

02:07

Okay,

02:08

Indiana 7 driver from Indian 7 captain.

02:12

Okay.

02:18

Hey, it's a third, 3.20 up here.

02:21

Go ahead.

02:35

Frankl, 4.5.29, 10.42.

02:39

4th rank, 29, 10.4.

02:41

Welcome, Engine 2.

02:44

Engine 2.

02:48

You can cancel Battalion 2 and Truck 2.

02:51

This is just smoke set off from one of the hallways.

02:54

There's no emergency here.

02:55

Engine 2 can handle.

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Butler St, Illinois 62703

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