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Fire alarm prompts evacuation near East Tompkins St

Heard on: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch
01:55
00:00
Galesburg Fire, how about a fire alarm going off at (number withheld) East Tompkins Street, Whiting Hall? One hundred and (number withheld) East Tompkins Street, Whiting Hall.
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E Tompkins St, Galesburg, IL 61401
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Galesburg responded to a possible fire alarm activation at a residence hall near East Tompkins Street. Multiple residents reported alarms sounding and began an apparent evacuation before crews arrived. Responders later determined the activation was caused by a pulled alarm station, and no active fire was confirmed.

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