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False fire alarm at Smith Drug Store in Forest City, Forest City NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/16/2025 04:18 AM

Near E Main St, Forest City, NC 28043

A fire alarm was activated at Smith Drug Store near East Main Street in Forest City. Fire units responded but found no signs of fire. The alarm was confirmed to be false, and no evacuation was necessary.

Audio|Source: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS

02:43

Transcript:

00:00

Central Forest City cars, 1014 dispatched our department to near East Main Street.

00:06

It's going to be Smith Drug, reference to a fire alarm.

00:17

Station 22, respond to fire alarm at near East Main Street.

00:24

Station 22, respond to fire alarm at near East Main Street, in Forest City, Smith's Drugstore.

00:33

Cross streets are Martin Street and North, Powell Street.

00:37

Cable.

00:39

9.10 Central.

00:42

Medic 10.

00:44

Shelter out to Cleveland.

00:48

104719.

00:54

2212 Tower 1-12.

00:55

2212 Tower 1-10.

01:00

2212, Tower 1 John, Route 719.

01:03

Same will be there at Smith Drug Store.

01:05

The only point of activation that gave us was fire alarm.

01:11

8.4 central.

01:15

208.

01:17

Make 4.

01:18

Clear life.

01:20

0208.

01:22

0704. You 104.

01:25

104. 1047.

01:27

12. No.

01:31

That 10-H4 called me back to open, re-open that column 25 down there.

01:36

She did not leave.

01:38

Now, she's waiting on her father.

01:40

I'm 1017.

01:43

F208, 104712.

01:46

Ellison 04, good copy of 104.

01:48

No, I'm doing.

01:50

New sample.

01:52

Town one, first.

01:57

Tower one.

01:58

Tower one.

02:04

Quarcy is bouncing,

02:06

single-story course structure, not strong exterior, no evacuation of progress.

02:10

Yeah, for investigation.

02:13

104721.

02:18

Central Station 22, be advised they just called in a false alarm activation.

02:24

Perfection.

02:29

1.30 Central and that's off a 126 are out of the East Street.

02:38

1014, we just received cancellation from alarm company.

02:42

10.4. We'll be 108.

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Near E Main St, Forest City, NC 28043

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