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False fire alarm at South Albany apartment building

Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

00:56

00:00

Forty-seven in a truck, (number withheld) South Albany Avenue facing northbound for the automatic alarm at a three-story ordinary residential apartment building.

2/17/2026 04:54 AM

Fire & Arson

S Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

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Fire & Arson reported near S Albany Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 on Feb 17, 2026, 4:54 AM. As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at a multi-story residential building on South Albany Avenue in Chicago. AI-generated summary from public dispatch audio. Not an official report.

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