Fire alarm triggered in biology room at college building, Batavia OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 02:15 PM

University Ln, Batavia Township, OH 45103

A fire alarm was triggered above a door in the biology room of a multi-story college building on University Lane. The room contains gas, but no gas leak or active fire was found. No evacuation took place during the incident.

Audio|Source: Clermont County Public Safety

03:18

Transcript:

00:00

Medi-Tam, we're going to be on the scene of a multi-story college.

00:08

Here's evacuation is not in progress.

00:11

We're establishing UC commands.

00:15

We're on the scene, evacuation, not in progress at near University Ln.

00:23

7.20 a minute mark.

00:29

February 29, public service for terminal, 7.8.29.

00:34

29, click.

00:36

1719.

00:41

26 is arriving on scene.

00:44

What you need?

00:49

Personnel on standby right now.

00:51

We're in the squad.

00:53

6.10, follow up.

00:56

6.10.

01:02

Show me en route to near University Ln, Apartment (number withheld).

01:08

Near University Ln, Apartment (number withheld), 17.

01:12

May except you want in terms.

01:18

Oh,

01:24

go ahead.

01:25

50 inch bag 3-3, field card property was exchanged.

01:30

Zero clear, 7c20.

01:36

536, do you have traffic?

01:42

Like 3535 at U.C.

01:43

E.P.E.C.

01:45

That's not after a lot.

01:51

8th, 7, 3rdia, checkout.

01:55

18 and both.

01:57

And further, 17, 21.

01:59

And 31 and 49, copy.

02:08

31 Xon.

02:10

Sight send the command.

02:13

49, 0 74, but take you township.

02:15

Good.

02:22

Meg, thank-ah.

02:24

Turn,

02:29

go ahead. Turn, go ahead.

02:31

Start towards Timberglan Apartments, 4486, Timberglan Drive, 4486 Timberglan Drive.

02:37

Republic Service with a refused complaint arising possible point 19.

02:43

a female in a white four-door vehicle unknown registration, she keeps putting the vehicle in reverse and then ramming into some type of cinder block.

02:54

31-4-9-4-9.

02:57

I think it's clear, 1723.

03:00

39, copy an invader birth.

03:03

We found the alarm.

03:06

It appears to be above a door.

03:09

I can't tell exactly what it is.

03:10

It's in the biology room though, and they do have gas in there, but we have not found any gas open.

03:17

39, guys.

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University Ln, Batavia Township, OH 45103

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