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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Elgin school no fire foundElgin IL

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Near N Melrose Ave, Elgin, IL 60123

Fire alarms activated at Highland School near North Melrose Avenue in Elgin. The building was evacuated and fire department responded. No fire was found and the alarm was false.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm activation near North Melrose Avenue, 112 Highland School, between West Highland Avenue and Wals Avenue.
00:11
Timeout 1339.
00:14
Engine 6, Quint 2, Quint 1, Ambulance 2, and Battalion 1.
00:21
Fire alarm activation.
00:24
Near North Melrose Avenue.
00:28
For the fire alarm activation, team across the fire alarm board switching over to OPU.
00:38
Pellery Union, show you en route.
00:40
We're at Redo's School for the Herblown Activation Tim Across the Fireline Order.
00:46
Difficulty breathing.
00:48
13,412, Michigan 8, 13,000412, Michigan Avenue, 943 and 953.
00:58
Due,
00:59
time 1340.
01:10
I was in fire from the Talia One.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:16
I'm on the scene, got nothing showing.
01:18
Alarm is activated, building evacuated.
01:21
Go ahead and make Battalion 1 command.
01:25
Command.
01:27
On scene, nothing showing, alarm activation, building is in evacuation.
01:31
Battalion 1 will be commanded.
01:37
Engine six, go ahead and sign and rescue it.
01:48
Second.
01:51
Go ahead, engine six.
02:07
Man initial reports are whole station,
02:11
uh,
02:12
hold by a two.
02:17
Copy, Elgin Fire, continue all companies in Code 2.
02:23
These are going to respond to Highlands.
02:25
We'll continue in Code 2.
02:39
Point two, sir.
02:45
Maybe I was two, sir.
02:49
Good.
02:56
We've verified it's a full station.
02:58
There's no fire problem here.
03:00
We're going to help research along.
03:05
Allison fire from Rose Command.
03:08
Hello, Command.
03:11
You can return all companies for Ray Command and release Ops 2.
03:15
Mayn't even Victoria Main on the scene.
03:18
Mr. Seed, all companies can return releasing Ops 2.
03:21
Six feet from six right.

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Near N Melrose Ave, Elgin, IL 60123

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