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Fire alarm activated at nursing home in SalemSalem IL

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Salem, IL

A fire alarm was activated at a nursing home near Ovalon Road in Salem. Fire and police units responded, but no fire or smoke was seen outside. Staff reported no signs of danger, and the alarm was turned off. The room where the alarm sounded could not be accessed at the time. No evacuation occurred.

Audio|Source: Salem Fire and Surrounding Fire, Police & EMS
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Salem, Fireman.
00:02
You'll be responding to Doctors Nursing Home, near Ovalon Road in Salem.
00:07
Doctors Nursing Home near Ovalon Road in Salem have been activated fire alarm showing Zone 1.
00:13
Only nowhere Zone 1 is, Salem dispatch, 1746.
00:23
Salem, 214.
00:26
Go ahead.
00:28
Doctor's nursing home, is that the Helio Healthcare here, right?
00:32
Yeah, that's right.
00:34
10-4[1]. I can hear the alarm.
00:36
I see it here. It looks like it's going to be on the north end.
00:39
I don't see him evacuate in the building at all.
00:44
10-4[1].
00:47
I'm walking over there now to get further for it.
00:51
10-4[1].
00:57
99503 is around 1747 just be a bite of an officer in the area he's heading over there stand that he can hear any alarm they're not evacuating the boat
01:12
seven two fourteen I'm twenty three on the door here where I can get somebody there's still no evacuation I can see people just walking around inside
01:26
14 to 4. 5.4.
01:39
52537.mere out.
01:42
53537 am you're off 17.
01:46
Say, when the alarm has shut off, speaking with workers now, they're not sure of anything that's happening.
01:53
Do you advise they got the alarm turned off though?
01:57
That's correct.
01:58
The room where the alarm was going off, the alarm has since gone off, but they cannot access it at the time.
02:04
They're trying to find someone who tanned.
02:06
Nothing wrong from the exterior.
02:10
10-4[1]35, which room it was coming? They will no 5-621.
02:14
It'll be the 3rd-1-4-end.
02:18
621 is on scene.
02:20
We've got nothing visible exterior.
02:23
Officer is on scene.
02:24
Be out investigating.
02:27
24621 have you seen looking at the exterior? My officer did advisor is coming from the therapy center.
02:33
They've got the alarm shut off.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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