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Smoke reported at hotel turns out to be smoking in roomMt Vernon IL

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Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864

A commercial fire alarm at Days Inn near Potomac Boulevard reported smoke on the second floor. It was found there was no actual fire; someone was smoking in a hotel room.

Audio|Source: Marion/Jefferson County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Mount Vernon Fire and Jefferson Fire responding for a commercial fire alarm activation at Days Inn near Potomac Boulevard called in for second floor smoke working off box card (number withheld) fire alarm activation time out zero zero two zero zero
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Phaar!
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terms of fire,
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with an ambulance, deputies, be responding to (number withheld) Northlight House Lane, (number withheld) Northlight House Lane, 27-year-old male, a history of a TBI, threatened to harm himself.
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Callers out with him.
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EMS students responding to each mental secured, I'm on through.
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Jerison Fire, you'll be responding mutilated sitting Mount Vernon.
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(number withheld) Potomac Boulevard, (number withheld) Potomac Boulevard beat days and commercial fire alarm showing second floor smoke time 0.022, Jarison County, KSP, 298.
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5214 and route 0.022.
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This is 104.
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PD just advised days in.
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Sun was smoking in room 220.
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No actual fire.

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Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864

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