False fire alarm triggered by paint fumes, Springfield IL
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a fire alarm at a commercial building near South 5th Street, Springfield. Upon investigation, they found no fire and determined the alarm was triggered by paint fumes.
Audio|Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety
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03:28
Transcript:
00:00
439. 39, how far? The 9 is on scene of a large one-story commercial structure.
00:05
Those are shown from the outside.
00:06
We'll be Wal-Bass command going into this again.
00:11
Happy engine 9, nothing, Sean.
00:17
(name withheld) that owns that property.
00:27
Hangman, SG4, 1042 please.
00:32
So.
00:33
C.O.P's on team.
00:38
He said he just re-energized this building.
00:40
I'm thinking that's what's set off the alarm.
00:42
We're still trying to make injury.
00:46
Copy that. 6 John 64, 1042.
00:52
No. 624-10-4[1]-104.
00:54
See his hands in-4.
01:03
627-4. We're not seeing anything.
01:08
Copy 30-10-4[1].
01:10
Okay, 10-4[1].
01:13
5.
01:20
Agent 9 from Battagia 2.
01:29
Go ahead, Betan 2.
01:33
Dispatch says the key holder on Andy is not responding.
01:37
I'm assuming that means not responding to the phone calls, but if you guys circle the building and you're good with leaving alone, I would just leave it an alarm.
01:51
Copy that, Chief.
01:52
Yeah, we've circled the building and we're looking through the glass.
01:55
We're not seeing anything.
01:57
That Gerald Began is pretty confident.
01:59
He's the one who said it all.
02:05
Frank 18, you can cancel.
02:12
Battalion 1, Engine 1, and Truck 1,
02:16
respond to automatic fire alarm at near South 5th Street.
02:21
Cross streets are East Washington Street, North 5th Street, and East Adams Street.
02:30
Freefield 3, Adam, Doors 7, 1042.
02:33
3,000, 7-14.
02:41
Lincoln 957.
02:44
Picture one's on scene.
02:46
A three-story multi-use building.
02:49
Nothing's showing from the front of the building.
02:52
Link at 957.
02:53
We're going to try to get in and investigate.
02:56
Trave it, then, nothing showing.
03:00
Go ahead for 957.
03:02
Does he still need to speak to Malik Williams?
03:07
Uh,
03:09
did he take a message.
03:10
Oh, that's phone.
03:11
That's all right.
03:13
Ted.
03:20
The town one, truck one.
03:22
You guys can cancel. This was set off by paint fumes.
03:27
Battalion one copy.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
S 5th St, Springfield, IL 62701
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