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Battery alarms blare unexpectedly at Wolcott home on US-231Wolcott IN

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US-231, Wolcott, IN

Multiple battery-powered smoke alarms blare repeatedly in different rooms on US-231 in Wolcott. Emergency responders investigate amid no visible fire reported.

Audio|Heard on: Wolcott Fire
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01:10
Transcript:
00:00
Unknown fire-type fire alarms keep going off in multiple rooms.
00:21
Lake County,
00:23
Fire One.
00:26
Look at Fire One.
00:28
You have a name for this.
00:37
Step, I'm free resident.
00:44
Clear.
00:48
They're just having an alarm go off.
00:54
They have gone off multiple times in multiple rooms.
00:58
They're independently operated by battery.
01:01
They are not connected together.
01:06
Fire 9s in round direct.

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Location mentioned:
US-231, Wolcott, IN

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