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High-rise fire alarm caused by cooking, no active fire

Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
02:09
00:00
Battalion 12, battalion 12, your fire attack.
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N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60626
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Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a high-rise residential building near North Sheridan. Initial reports mentioned smoke from burning plastic on the fourth floor, but the fire was out before firefighters arrived and the system was reset. Further checks indicated the issue was related to cooking on an upper floor. There was no active fire, and the high-rise response was canceled. Units then returned to service.

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