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Fire alarm investigated at Peabody Hall in Chapel HillChapel Hill NC

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E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm activation reported at Peabody Hall on East Cameron Avenue near South Columbia Street and Alumni Place in Chapel Hill. Units responded and are investigating the smoke detector activation. No visible signs of fire or evacuation noticed at the scene during investigation.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 31, ladder 74, battalion 4, 100, East Cameron Avenue, at Peabody Hall, fire alarm.
00:09
Engine 31, ladder 74, battalion 4, 100, East Cameron Avenue, at Peabody Hall, fire alarm.
00:18
Cross Street, South Columbia Street and Alumni Place.
00:22
Ops 2, Timeout 1901.
00:33
131's respondent.
00:34
That is just the police is wrap.
00:40
Engine 31 and Ladder 74, responding to East Cameron Avenue at 1903 hours.
00:44
You're responding to Peabody Hall, called in by campus for a general fire alarm.
00:48
1903 hours.
00:51
Going, Lib.
00:57
Flash Units again?
01:02
Going over that.
01:07
Copy around 1903.
01:08
Copy around 1903.
01:11
Goet from the 84.
01:14
Copy 94 around 1904.
01:16
Copy 994 around 1904.
01:21
Communications 33, discharging at U.S.
01:23
6.
01:25
7medicry, discharging UNZ, and 19 to 4.
01:32
From Portland.
01:35
With that, no evaluation, evident, Injury 31 with the Alvestgate, Ingers command.
01:48
One on-scene, force-ray commercial, nothing visible from two sides, no alarm, or evacuation evidence of escaping and stabbing command in 1905.
02:00
The driveway is going to be right behind the truck.
02:03
I'm going to see.
02:09
Nine on-scene Bivens Road at 1906.
02:14
Battalion 4 from engine 31.
02:18
Okay.
02:23
For smoke detector we're investigating right now.
02:30
Have to ground for smoke smoke.
02:37
Communications from Engine 31.
02:43
Do you have the UNC Police center out to this?
02:48
Came in from campus, we'll double check with them.
02:56
Communications from Injutor 1.
03:02
Unit 31. Can we get an alarm tag in route as well?
03:10
31 affirming you're needing campus to provide one.
03:17
No alarm, pet.
03:23
We've light in campus now.

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E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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