Hear emergency services radio traffic for the Northfield Township house explosion

Radio dispatchers and first responders try to find, then react to a home explosion in Northfield Township Sunday morning that left four dead and two injured. This audio has been edited down to remove some of the radio traffic for brevity.

“Do not open that door.”

Directions from a 9-1-1- dispatcher to a group of students sheltering in the MSU Union basement at 8:35 p.m. 

Saw something on Facebook

A caller with no additional information reports at 8:34 p.m. that they saw something on the internet about a shooting at MSU.

Is it safe to leave the building?

Someone sheltering in the bathroom at a restaurant asks 9-1-1 at 8:42 p.m. if it’s safe to come out of the building; the dispatcher says no.

Report of gunshots outside Kedzie Hall

An 8:34 p.m. call to 9-1-1- from someone who heard gunshots while walking outside of Kedzie Hall, then sought shelter in the bathroom of the building. 

“Can we push something in front of the door?”

A dispatcher gives sheltering instructions to a group of students hiding in a conference room in the MSU Union at 8:27 p.m.

Concerned parent

A parent whose daughter is on a bus toward campus asks a 9-1-1 dispatcher what she should tell her daughter to do at 8:42 p.m.

“He’s hiding somewhere”

Parents whose son is “hiding in the bushes” near the Union seek more information about what he should do at 8:39 p.m.

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