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Heard on: Albemarle VA Fire-Tac Group Calls · 1/6/2026 08:35 AM
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This is ECC Engine Seven, Truck Nine.
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You're responding to near East High Street, near the cross street of 8th Street Northeast and 9th Street Northeast, near the Commonwealth Basin for an unknown odor.
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Fire crews check odor near East High Street

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible odor and burning smell inside a building near East High Street and 7th Street in Charlottesville. Crews investigated the source of the smell, which appeared to come from one side of the building, but found nothing visible from outside. The scene was later turned over to the police department.

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E High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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