Fire alarm triggers in south dining hall at university, Notre Dame IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 07:38 AM

South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm in the first floor Mexican servery area of the South Dining Hall at Notre Dame University. The Ansel fire suppression system was activated but no visible fire was found. Evacuations were underway and the incident was being investigated.

Audio|Source: South Bend Metro Fire

02:33

Transcript:

00:00

Tension, Notre Dame, Fire.

00:02

Information, Notre Dame Police Fire, respond to the South Dining Hall, the South Dining Hall,

00:07

First floor,

00:10

Mexican servery, Box 335.

00:15

Wonderful.

00:23

Outband, Metic 4.

00:25

(number withheld), Locust Road, number (number withheld).

00:30

Stroke, Priority 3, Charlie, (number withheld), Logus Road, number (number withheld).

00:38

Clearwater Trailer Park, 10, 40 hours.

00:46

Ms. (name withheld) and (name withheld), Ms.

00:47

Track, a medical one.

00:48

You're in round 2, 1310, Boston Drive at Ironwood Village Apartment 2, priority for response for a 65-year-old female obvious death.

01:02

Police will be responding as well.

01:09

Our name, 1141.

01:14

741.

01:17

1140, 1140 is on scene.

01:20

Forest two-story structure and nothing visible from the exterior.

01:23

Evacuations in progress.

01:25

1141 will have command and will be investigated.

01:29

Clear 40-41 on scene of a two-story structure, no visible signs.

01:33

The evacuation is in progress.

01:35

1141 will have command all units investigating.

01:43

Yeah, you go ahead and sound.

01:49

Uh,

01:50

no, does it show a detector?

01:52

Or,

01:53

well, what's in alarm?

01:57

That's first floor Mexican servery, Ansel,

02:01

Fire Monitor Zone.

02:04

Okay, you can't conquer the Ansel system.

02:14

And avoid drop or reset to see if they're reset.

02:17

Three seconds, progress and progress in progress.

02:24

Motor Dave, level on driving, not saying.

02:27

Oh,

02:29

love it, O one.

02:33

Reset was awarded.

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