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Fire alarm triggered at Catholic Church due to candle smoke, Harrisonburg VA

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Near N Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

A fire alarm was activated at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church near North Main Street in Harrisonburg. Firefighters found light smoke in the basement caused by candle wax smoldering in an oven. There was no fire and no spread. Ventilation was provided to clear the smoke.

Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
I. Automatic Fire Alarm.
00:03
near North Main Street, Harrisonburg.
00:16
Engine 4 and Battalion 4. Respond automatic fire alarm Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church near North Main Street, Harrisonburg, Cross Streets, West Wolf Street and East Wolf Street in West Elizabeth Street and East Elizabeth.
00:31
Street Operate Tech 8.
00:37
Engine Force is fine.
00:43
Engine 4 responding, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, near North Main Street.
00:49
General fire alarm activation showing on the original fire panel, no contact has been made.
01:02
Engine 4 is on location.
01:04
50-story church,
01:06
nothing shot.
01:07
We're out of the firefighter tibutives command.
01:15
Okay, Battalion 4 is on the scene.
01:18
We're downing for our location.
01:21
Command of the Battalion 4.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:35
The alarm is showing that the detector is in the basement are going off, we're going to go down and take a look.
01:40
Okay.
01:42
Commander Radio.
01:48
This regards.
01:54
Command of time, forward.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:05
You got a light haze in the basin.
02:08
They had candle wax in the oven that was smoking.
02:11
There's no fire or extension of fire.
02:14
We just need a fan downstairs for ventilation.
02:18
Okay, do you need any more resources on the scene or do you think you can handle with engine four?
02:23
No, we can handle it.
02:25
Engine four operator, if you want to bring a fan through the front door.
02:28
In for office, Rick.

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Near N Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

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