Fire alarms sound in high-rise building; no fire found, Charlotte NC
Fire alarms sounded throughout a high-rise apartment at near Pineburr Road and Sharon Road in Charlotte. Alarms have been active for 15 to 20 minutes but no smoke or fire was found. A resident on oxygen could not leave the apartment. Maintenance discovered a water leak above the affected area causing the alarms.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 5, Battalion 1, Engines, 16, 14,
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19, and 12, ladder 16, rescue 10, safety 1, and ladder 2, smoking side, 44-25 sharing road on F.
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Fox Trot, Battalion 5, Battalion 1, Engines, 16, 14,
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19, and 12, ladder 16, rescue 10, safety 1 and ladder 2, smoking side, 44-25. 5 Sharon Road, I.F.
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Fox Trot.
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Engine 31, metagroutine difficulty breathing.
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(number withheld) Barrow Road.
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Engine 31, Metagroutine difficulty breathing.
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(number withheld) Barrow Road.
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4.6.
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(name withheld).
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I know you're all, y'all are on scene working. We just got a call from the alarm company for (number withheld).
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He's Moorhead for a zone 116 fire pole.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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To need you to Central.
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Two cents, too, go ahead.
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104, we're going to be clear from Silent Falls.
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104 are you available 641.
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You have a hydrant at Sharon Road and Carnegie Boulevard.
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Backforce. Forty.
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Forty guard.
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You just available orientation or refusal on AMA.
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104 shall use him.
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No injuries.
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Cancel my daughter on team.
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104.15 shall use them.
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Harners those in service, thank you, Troutic.
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Unfortunately, Rebel, 643.
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Agent 16 is on team. You got a high-rise apartment building.
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Nothing short at this time.
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Agent 16 to be command.
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All right of these teams will come in, nothing showing.
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And cap the door is not open.
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Okay, try 878753. Can you repeat that, please?
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878753. Copy, standby.
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Engine 29 and ladder 3, fire alarm, (number withheld) Pinebird Road. Engine 29 and ladder 3, fire alarm, (number withheld) Pinebird Road.
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Engine 14 is on the scene at the apex hydrant.
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EG 12 is Robin.
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Alright, we found the issue. It's going to be a water leak in the room above those fears. We're going there with maintenance.
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Two or six.
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All right, wire three.
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This engine three.
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Engine three. I was calling the ladder. I have two calls on here.
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Company is around the (number withheld) Pineboro Road to the Calpine Terrace.
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Caller called from an apartment at (number withheld) saying the alarms throughout the whole building are going off and happen for about 15 to 20 minutes.
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No signs of smoke or fire and the caller cannot get out of his apartment due to being on oxygen.
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Cross-roots our Fernwood Drive and Roundhill Road 3-Shill.
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Location mentioned:
Near Pineburr Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211
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