Investigation into basement issue after fire alarm response


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a doctor's office but found no fire. They discovered a broken water meter in the basement and ventilated the area.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
(name withheld). 1700 West Van Buren, I have approximately five-story, fire-resistant doctor's office. There's nothing showing on out of the alarm. We are Westbound. 100-113, Westbound. Nothing showing. Check company number 33 in service returning. 17. All right, so we found out what the problem was for our issue in the basement. It's a busted meter. The shut off to the B-box was effective on stopping the source. At this point right now, as we're just ventilating, we dropped a couple area raised to meter and everyone's just standing outside waiting for the fan to bring the L, you know, work a little lower. I got truck 28 and engine 35 rehydrating. and addressing valent at the moment. Again, only inside the building at this point, we're just waiting for the chance to just to pay the alley levels in the basement. All right, message received, 717.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
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