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Commercial fire alarm at University CommonsChapel Hill NC

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Smith Level Rd E-33, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm activated at the University Commons Apartments near Smith Level Road in Chapel Hill. Fire crews were dispatched to investigate the alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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00:39
Transcript:
00:00
Carver Battalion One, Carver Engine One, Carver Ladder One, Carver Two,
00:06
near Smith Level Road, Unit E Twenty-One of University Commons Apartments.
00:12
Commercial fire alarm.
00:14
Carver Battalion One, Carver Engine One, Carver Ladder Two, Carver Engine Two, near Smith Level Road, Unit E Twenty-One of University Commons.
00:26
Departments commercial fire alarm, cross streets Willow Oak Lane and BPW Club Road.
00:32
Ops two, time out 1105.

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Location mentioned:
Smith Level Rd E-33, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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