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False fire alarm triggered by curling iron at university, Lewiston NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 06:51 AM

Niagara University, Niagara University 5795 Lewiston Rd, 4 Heritage Way, Niagara University, NY 14109

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a university building that was accidentally triggered by a curling iron. The alarm was reset after investigation.

Audio|Source: Niagara County Fire Dispatch - Analog

01:23

Transcript:

00:00

Parkinsfield, Upper Mountain, additional tones for the fire alarm at NU.

00:05

Upper Mountain, additional tones for the fire alarm at NU, for Heritage Way, Lynch Hall.

00:11

For campus safety, call 51.

00:22

Fire control to Upper Mountain.

00:24

Upper Mountain, checking your stairs.

00:31

Phares.

00:33

Phaar...

00:53

Niagara County Fire Control to Upper Mountain, your third set of tones.

00:58

Niagara Active Mutual Aid[1] for the fire alarm activation and U.

01:02

Winshall, 4 Heritage Way.

01:04

Room 208, it was set off by your curling iron and they need an alarm reset.

01:10

Operations are on SDTAC 1.

01:12

Upper Mountain Third set of tones,

01:15

Niagara active mutual aids, reset the fire alarm at NU-Lynch Hall, 4 Heritage Way.

01:21

Part control clear at 954.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Mutual Aid: Request for assistance from another agency, unit, or jurisdiction.

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Location mentioned:

Niagara University, Niagara University 5795 Lewiston Rd, 4 Heritage Way, Niagara University, NY 14109

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