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False fire alarm at ShopRite in Covington Township, Covington Township UNDEFINED

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 04:16 PM

Near Drinker Turnpike Suite 24, Covington Township, PA 18444

Fire units responded to a general fire alarm at ShopRite near Drinker Turnpike in Covington Township. Upon arrival, no fire was found and the alarm was determined to be false.

Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Lackwana County Disbatching, Chief 14, Engine 14, Truck 14, Respond, near Drinker Turnpike in Covington at the ShopRite, General Fire Alarm. Repeating.

00:11

Blackwana County, Dispatching Chief 14, Engine 14, Truck 14, Respond, near Drinker Turnpike, Covington Township, at the Shoprite for a General Fire Alarm. Your Cross Street, Bill's Plaza Road, Lear Marlene, Pama Dispatch, (number withheld), switching up rate on goals.

00:32

I'm from Ladder 6.

00:35

Ladder 6.

00:38

Do you have an ETA on the end of it?

00:43

Coming down Drinker Street now.

00:47

10-4, thank you.

00:49

And if you could,

00:51

can you notify the state this pole he hit has a traffic signal on it,

00:58

and they're currently not pointing in the right direction.

01:03

Yeah.

01:16

Maynirving DWV (number withheld).

01:23

13.

01:25

13.

01:29

24.

01:34

1021.

01:37

1021.

01:39

(name withheld).

01:43

1921.

01:47

Last unit.

01:50

G14 Bravo.

01:52

Arriving on the scene, nothing showing.

01:55

Nothing showing, 1921.

01:59

Happy on scene, nothing showing, 1921. Okay.

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Location mentioned:

Near Drinker Turnpike Suite 24, Covington Township, PA 18444

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