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Fire crews investigate alarm at Broad and King, Charleston SC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/20/2025 02:33 AM

Broad St & King St, Charleston, SC 29401

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial property near Broad and King Streets in Charleston after an audible alarm activated. Crews reported nothing visible from the exterior and began investigating the source of the alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Charleston SC Fire-Tac Group Calls

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01:12

Transcript:

00:00

This page, January 103.

00:02

Digital 103.

00:03

213.

00:05

213 is arriving on scene three-story commercial structure, nothing shown from the exterior.

00:10

Near Broad St and King St, command established.

00:11

We'll be exactly it.

00:14

This special copy, 533.

00:16

Just got to change drinks, ma'am.

00:19

Hey man.

00:20

New 2548. Two cents, dispatch.

00:28

On scene, large, single-story commercial facility, nothing shown from the exterior.

00:35

Do you can roll around,

00:36

I'm not a congressman, will be investigated.

00:40

Dispatch, copy 541.

00:43

This is right, so we've done, anyone responding.

00:47

Okay, I have for this question.

00:49

Engineering arriving on scene of a single-story commercial complex.

01:00

Complex.

01:01

Nothing showing from two sides.

01:06

We do have an audible alarm at this time.

01:10

We'll be investigating times two.

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Location mentioned:

Broad St & King St, Charleston, SC 29401

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