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False fire alarm at high-rise hotel due to kitchen smoke, Asheville NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 05:08 PM

Near Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a large high-rise hotel near Patton Avenue. Upon investigation, they found no fire. The alarm was caused by smoke from a kitchen mishap.

Audio|Source: Asheville Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 1, Ladder 1, Squad 1, Engine 13, Engine 1 6-8 Patton Avenue Fire alarm

00:09

Battalion 1, Ladder 1, Squad 1, Engine 13, Engine 1 68 Patton Avenue Fire alarm

00:18

Haywood Street, and College Street On Fire 2

00:28

Hi everyone.

00:35

NJ1 responding.

00:39

NJ1's responding. Okay. Okay. One.

00:44

Another one.

00:54

We're on scene, near Patton Avenue, have a large high-rise hotel, nothing shown from one side.

01:01

The latter one will have command.

01:02

We'll be operating offence of all these summits speed. Pat and have command.

01:10

Copy can be on scene, large, high-rise hotel, nothing showing. You have command. Hold the time.

01:19

Same one's on three. Okay.

01:26

InJ-1 is on sign.

01:28

Coffee.

01:31

Communications from command with follow-up.

01:38

Good.

01:42

360, not complete due size. Investigating subdivision.

01:47

One on Charlie,

01:49

Kitchen, Smokehead.

01:50

Continue to hold the assignment letter. One shot out of alpha.

01:56

Coffee, 360 not sleep,

01:59

kitchen smokehead,

02:01

7-1.

02:07

Letter 102, you can silence,

02:09

break communications from command, you can cancel the assignment,

02:13

culinary mishap.

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Near Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

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