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False fire alarm at multifamily building

S 71st Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463 - 6/8/2026 09:04 AM

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews checked a three-story multifamily building in Palos Heights after an alarm went off during vent and insulation work. No fire was found, and the alarm issue appears related to a trouble status and battery backup problem on the panel. A separate ambulance lift assist was dispatched to a nearby address on 71st Avenue.

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Palos Heights Police, Fire/Orland Park Fire, EMS
01:15
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00:00
Scene, three-story multifamily, nothing showing.
00:02
We do have workers on the scene.
00:03
Looks like they're doing some kind of vent cleaning.
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