Fire alarm activates near Westgate Drive in Durham, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated near Westgate Drive in Durham. Fire units responded to a multi-story commercial building with no visible signs of fire outside. An evacuation is underway, and water flow was detected in the electrical room. The incident may involve an internal sprinkler system activation.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm, near Westgate Drive.
00:07
Fire alarm, near Westgate Drive, cross of Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard service road and University Drive.
00:17
Engine five, ladder eleven.
00:25
Ops two, live channel two.
00:31
Ladder 11, Engine 5 on scene.
00:33
Multi-story commercial structure, nothing evident on two sides.
00:37
Evacuation in place.
00:39
5 has a hydrant, we're blocking the side out.
00:42
Out.
00:45
Ladder 11 copies your size of it, nothing showing from chief's side.
00:48
Multi-story,
00:50
got your own hydrant?
00:52
We're trying to lay our eyes off that.
01:04
Is it not driver probation time?
01:12
It is. We got a road in here.
01:15
Ladder alarm information's fine, but I do have a water flow in the electrical room where you want to access.
01:26
360.
01:29
We're going to drop on a riser ring.
01:32
It started from there.
01:35
We stopped on the 1st floor when we saw water coming from ceiling.
01:50
Temple.
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Location mentioned:
Westgate Dr, Durham, NC 27707
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