False fire alarm sparks panic at Houghton Academy dorm, Houghton NY
A fire alarm at Houghton Academy's girls' dorm, which caused urgent response from fire units, was later found to be triggered by cooking, leading to cancellation of the emergency response.
Audio|Source: Catt. Co. Fire and EMS and Greater Olean Area
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Transcript:
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Hold on a fire alarm activation at the E.
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Houghton Academy, first floor, and basement stairs in the girls' dorm.
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Hurry.
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We go out on the equipment.
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Hurry. Okay,
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Bolton 5-0.
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Olin-5-0. 5 will responding.
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You can hold off on further tones and hold any units of the hall for now.
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Quote 5-0.
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This alarm was due to cooking.
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It's all cleared out and the system is back online and you can call it back in service and cancel our unit.
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Leading County to all Houghton units, cancel response, due Houghton Academy,
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per Houghton-5-0,
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Paltz alarm, due to cooking, repeating to all Houghton Units, cancel response to Houghton Academy, per Houghton 5-0 per Paltz Alarm due to cooking in 1984.
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Location mentioned:
Thayer, Houghton, NY 14744
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