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False fire alarm triggered by battery replacement, Benton IL

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E Church St, Benton, IL 62812

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered by smoke detection in the laundry room of a community residence near East Church Street, Benton. The alarm was later confirmed to be false after the batteries were replaced in the fire alarm system.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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02:45
Transcript:
00:00
Benton Fire, fire alarm, near East Church Street, Benton, community of residence.
00:06
Alarm coming from Zone 4 laundry room, smoke detection.
00:10
Timeout 1639.
00:28
403 Eastern Street.
00:31
Hey, though, a little free receipt.
00:55
Attention United Mary.
00:57
United Mary Respond, Sunshine Gardens, 442 Comfort Drive, room 42.
01:02
Forfeiting, male, feeling sick, drowsy,
01:07
would like to go to the VA hospital.
01:10
Time, Almery, P.E.
01:11
1641.
01:23
Okay.
01:27
I need to go to near South Louis Lane, apartment (number withheld), 35-year-old female,
01:37
headache, eye pain, blurred vision, 10 out 1642.
01:54
M.S 4.44 Amulance, Demandor Court, 2940, Westridge.
01:58
You're going to remember clear you with the nurses,
02:02
female and her agency at 8 p.m.
02:04
I'm out 1642.
02:13
8.03 information.
02:17
Go ahead, guy.
02:20
803 information, I did make contact with the key holder.
02:23
He did advise.
02:24
That was a false alarm.
02:25
He was changing the batteries and fire alarm.
02:28
He advised false alarm.
02:31
Coinage 21, secure.
02:38
Copies, false alarm changes the battery, you can go ahead and show us on scene.
02:42
False.
02:43
May contact with the resident is verified.

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Location mentioned:
E Church St, Benton, IL 62812

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