False alarm at residential high-rise in Chicago, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 04:46 AM

Near S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616

Fire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a 19-story residential high-rise near South King Drive in Chicago. They found no signs of fire and reset the alarm system.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital

02:56

Transcript:

00:00

19 and truck 11, near South King Drive.

00:03

We are westbound at a 19-story residential high-rise.

00:08

19 is in command.

00:11

Engine 19 on the truck.

00:17

Truck 42, truck 42.

00:21

Go ahead for truck 42.

00:22

Go ahead for truck 42.

00:25

The alley garage at 8.5 in Stoney, 85th and Stoney for the alley garage.

00:31

85th of Stoney, Allen.

00:33

Alley Garage for truck 42.

00:39

10 Tuesdays on Steam, near sting drives for the automatic alarm and a high-rise, approximately 20-story, fire-resistive high-rise,

00:51

100,

00:52

575. Companies are investigating at this time, nothing showing us.

00:59

9-2,

01:01

England,

01:03

truck 42.

01:09

Go ahead for 1242.

01:11

John 42, correct the location.

01:14

Near Easton, 85th Street.

01:16

85th Street.

01:17

That's going to be near Easton, correct the location.

01:23

Near Easton, 85.

01:25

Two, did you get that message?

01:33

The company is responding to Valley Garage at 85 and Stoney, correct location near 80th Street.

01:40

Again, companies respond to that Valley Garage at 85 and Stoney,

01:44

correct location near 80th Street.

01:50

Near 80th Street.

02:05

1.01, a higher one.

02:09

All right. All right.

02:12

Office of service from 69th Street, Kipatera, R.

02:15

116.

02:17

Okay.

02:20

All right.

02:26

You say he's at the street, we're going to catchbound.

02:30

We've got a garage.

02:32

I'll see my class with your program.

02:37

Mr. Senators, a second.

02:43

Pretending two, Daniel.

02:44

Yes,

02:49

we checked 19th floor with a line on offer smoking.

02:54

Systems reset, companies will be in service on there.

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