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Reported apartment fire found to be unfounded

Heard on: DuPage IL Law Dispatch Group Calls
02:25
00:00
One Tango Four, One Tango Three, copy respond with the FD for a possible structure fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187
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Emergency services were sent to an apartment on College Avenue after a caller reported a small fire in an elderly neighbor’s unit, possibly caused by popcorn and accompanied by a fire alarm. Responders arrived, and the fire department checked on the resident and the unit. They reported that there were no active flames and no ongoing fire, and other units were told they could slow down or clear. During the same radio traffic, dispatch also mentioned a separate report of an outdoor gas smell at Lorraine Park Apartments and other unrelated calls.

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