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False emergency phone alert on Virginia Tech campus, Blacksburg VA

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Reported: 11/21/2025 08:24 PM

Blacksburg, VA 24061

An emergency phone alert on Virginia Tech campus was found to be caused by a decorative light, no emergency was present.

Audio|Source: Montgomery County Public Safety

01:16

Transcript:

00:00

VT PD

00:02

144 NRV, I didn't catch it, but did you say it was a blue light phone or is a pocket dial?

00:11

144. It's going to be emergency phone 114, blue light phone 114.

00:16

Its location is going to be there in between CID, GLC, and Kent Street.

00:22

104. I'm in the area right now.

00:27

Cover.

00:32

D,

00:34

Fire, NRV Engine 12.

00:39

Go ahead.

00:43

See, you control, all the same.

00:48

23,

00:49

25.

00:55

D, fire.

00:59

106, engine 12.

01:03

Good.

01:08

It's a decorative light; you can disregard.

01:13

Oh joy. Okay.

01:16

Thank you.

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Blacksburg, VA 24061

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