Burnt food triggers fire alarm at McDonald’s

Heard on: DuPage IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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FD alarm, commercial, district 23, (number withheld) W Lake St, Hanover Park, battalion 21 , engine 16 , engine 21 , medic 21 , McDonald's, cross street of Lake Street and Arlington Drive East.

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DuComm from battalion 21 , you can hold engine 16 .

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Okay, hold engine 16 .

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Hey DuComm, put engine 23 on that fire alarm.

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Medical, hold myself up on 231 .

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Okay, you got it.

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And medic 23 , I know you are already on scene, but it's possible stroke in the immediate area.

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Message received.

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Engine 23 is holding on that call.

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Battalion 21 , did you want engine 23 on your AFA?

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Engine 23 is at the AFA.

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Okay.

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Engine 23 is on scene.

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We found nothing showing.

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We'll be out investigating.

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We'll be westbound.

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Twenty three, we found nothing showing.

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This is from Engine 23.

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Hold everybody up, burnt food.

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Okay, 23, burnt food.

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21 companies can go home.

9/6/2026 08:09 AM

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W Lake St, Roselle, IL 60172

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a fast food restaurant on West Lake Street in Hanover Park. Units were held or reassigned while crews investigated, and it was determined to be a possible false alarm caused by burnt food.

Burnt food triggers fire alarm at McDonald’s

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