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Fire Alarm Activated at Multi-Family BuildingCharleston SC

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Near Carolina St, Charleston, SC 29403

Emergency units responded to a fire alarm at a multi-family building. They investigated but found no smoke or fire. The alarm was triggered by overheated brakes, which are being cooled down.

Audio|Source: Charleston County Fire and EMS
01:30
Transcript:
Engine 109, Battalion Chief 103, 103, the Rutledge, 70 Carolina Street, alarm[1], Charlie response[2], incident, channel 4. Engine 109, Battalion Chief 103, the Rutledge, 70 Carolina Street, Cross Streets, Perry Street and Rutledge Avenue, alarm, Charlie response, incident channel 4-616. Do you want to wait a dispatch? Go ahead, sir. One scene, two-story multi-family, nothing's shown. We'll be out of investigating with a crew of three. Engine want to wait this much. Did you want to wait? It's going to be the same alarm issue as before the vacant apartments. We check the apartment. There's no issues inside. Rivers, command. Everything's okay on scene. No smoke, no fire. Breaks got too tight, heat it up. We're cooling them down. Dispatch copy is 623.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
alarm: Fire alarm activation
[2]
Charlie response: Medium-priority EMS/fire response

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Near Carolina St, Charleston, SC 29403
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