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Fire department responds to basement alarm at parking garage, Springfield IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/6/2025 04:50 PM

W Washington St, Springfield, IL 62767

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a parking garage near West Washington Street. Water flow was detected in the basement area. Crews investigated and attempted to shut off the water flow.

Audio|Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, Truck 1, and Battalion 1,

00:04

respond to automatic fire alarm near West Washington Street.

00:08

1A is an alarm, 1A is an alarm.

00:10

Caller reports someone climbing on a rail outside a front window, unknown gender.

00:20

Go ahead.

00:23

You can back and cancel it and be off I come up on that.

00:27

889 in this regard.

00:35

Three, type one construction building, nothing showing,

00:39

audio and visual alarms beyond those gate and passing committee.

00:46

One, six-story construction building, nothing showing,

00:50

audible, visible alarms.

00:56

242.

00:57

4.517, Denver.

01:03

Scrolls from Engine One.

01:05

Engine One.

01:11

It's like we got a basement fire alarm.

01:13

We'll be making our way down.

01:14

Springfield 667, right, back of the motorist.

01:17

Copy.

01:18

On 24.

01:23

Sam, 653.

01:26

Sam, 653. Sam 653.

01:28

We have a ride along at the station waiting.

01:40

Command from Engine One.

01:43

Got water flow in the basement.

01:45

It's a parking garage, it's outside.

01:48

We're going to try to shut it off.

01:52

Command, God.

01:57

Battalion One.

01:59

Do you have a key holder?

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W Washington St, Springfield, IL 62767

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