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Heard on: Will and DuPage Counties Police/Fire · 1/18/2026 07:28 AM
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Person District One Five Three (number withheld) Joliet Road Hodgkins Ladder One Hundred and Fifty Three Medic One Hundred and FifTY Three Walmart HK Cross Street of Main Street and Quarry Shopping Center.
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You close this alarm for me as employee responsible.
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Fire alarm investigated at Walmart near Main Street

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a Walmart near Main Street and a nearby shopping center in Hodgkins. The alarm was later determined to have been caused by an employee, and the situation appeared to be under control.

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Joliet Rd, Hodgkins, IL 60525
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