Fire alarm at Forest Hill Apartments sparks evacuation, Clarendon Hills IL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at Forest Hill Apartments near Forest Avenue, Downers Grove. Multiple fire units responded and evacuation was in progress. It was later confirmed that the alarm was due to water flow with occasional insulation sparking, not an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Southeast DuPage County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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FD alarm, multi-family, district 1027, near Forest Avenue, Downers Grove, at Forest Hill Apartments, Downers Grove, Downers Grove, Deputy 102, Medic 1-03, Squad 101, Tower 102, Forest Hill Apartments, cross street of Franklin Street and Warren Avenue.
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I'll be holding a hit Run report for you.
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Mission 51770 field.
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I'll see you guys now. I'll be able to see you guys on.
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Somebody suspicious,
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someone installed a track on the car's car.
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Then the angle to the east, there's four handicapped spots here in front.
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Those handicapped are the feet of the four or the easton.
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There's like three spots on the left.
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The contact you, contact these are when they're done, they're going to Collins.
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And I'll be enrapped to the TV out of service to get some equipment.
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Through our board, just as general ASA,
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so by nothing from the premise.
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157, 135.
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All right, medic.
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See multiple activations for the same location at Neiman.
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We're back to all.
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Okay,
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I'm squad one.
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One-on-one squad.
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We're going to be westbound on Franklin Division A, four-story, promulment building,
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evacuation. I'm now showing.
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We'll be command.
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Okay, westbound division A-4-story, evacue progress.
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Nothing showing. I got you in command.
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1023 saying now one oh no three okay two eight one two a one oh three okay two a one two eight one and cold up
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We're on the scene as well.
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We're going to be westbound behind the squad in front of the building.
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Okay.
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One all three, on scene.
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Okay. Okay.
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I'm trying to decipher the notes here.
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It sounds like maybe northeast corner is where this is occurring.
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Yeah, we're looking now.
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I don't see anything currently.
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I'll give you a poll number in a second.
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No, you're good.
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I already called it in a comment.
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Yeah, he's heading right now and no hands in.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Since regard my land, occasional sparking, we've got some insulation, run away.
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The player's all in case, they're going to go on the deck,
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so we're going to have to damage.
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Okay, are we considering this hazard then?
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You can call comment, Tom.
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We're coming. You have a normal priority.
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Time for Forests, man.
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Go right ahead.
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All right, you can leave this to just us, please see to hold them all up.
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We got a water flow alarm detected.
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All right, we're going to keep 4,900, Forest Squad 101.
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Everybody else can pick up and return.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Tennessee Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
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