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False fire alarms triggered at high-rise and residential sitesChicago IL

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40th St, Chicago, IL

Multiple fire alarms at a high-rise hotel and residential building in Chicago were found to be false. One alarm was caused by a discarded smoke detector under leaves, and another was triggered by power washing near a trash chute.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Ma'am. Listen to the tower, going home.
00:01
Someone threw a smoke detector outside under some leaves.
00:05
We just able to have a portal all service.
00:09
118 message receipts.
00:11
No one in a truck unseen.
00:21
19, made a truck 19, you're held by the ambulance return.
00:26
Truck returning.
00:32
98 westbound, 150-story hotel.
00:36
Dr. John 48, M.C., a store hotel.
00:40
Section 98 on C.
00:47
Engine 121 in the truck and service returning, false alarm.
00:53
One message received.
00:57
Italian 1 is at 160 East here on approximately 40-story hotel 150 but 150 we're in investigating.
01:10
We're investigating.
01:13
Italian one message receipts.
01:19
Truck 50, sir, name.
01:24
Truck 56. Yeah,
01:27
we meet at the residents.
01:29
We had zero readings.
01:30
The resident was still at the gas company.
01:32
Come out. Could you have them...
01:36
Truck 56 message received or request people's gas.
01:43
Order and service returning.
01:45
Truck 56.
01:49
Truck 56, have you return.
01:55
Italian,
01:56
Maine.
02:00
Telling one.
02:05
They're power washing here.
02:07
They're washing the trash chute.
02:09
Sending off the alarm.
02:10
Companies are in service.

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