Fire alarm triggered by burnt food in dormitory, Linglestown PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/26/2025 07:21 PM

Linglestown, PA 17112

A fire alarm sounded at a three-story dormitory near North Orange Street in Linglestown, PA. Upon arrival, responders found no fire or smoke. The cause was identified as burnt food in a room on the third floor. No evacuation or ventilation was needed.

Audio|Source: Dauphin County Fire - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

5.051, campus sites near North Orange Street, Pizer 5 North Lawrence of the west main street, fire alarm.

00:06

259, truck 88, 2221.

00:16

Truck 88 with 6.

00:17

Truck 8 with 6. Truck 88 with 6, fire ups 3.

00:25

G591 truck 88 apparently we got the call from the police department building 1,900 for a fire alarm fairly securities are checking out they're requested the fire department dispatched 7327 is now reporting they're unable to make access they're going to be waiting for the fire department up three for operations file number three.

00:45

chief 591

00:49

Go ahead.

00:51

From the police department, they're reporting now it's coming from room 1,200 floor 3 and they're reporting it was burnt food. Apparently that information came from us due to the police department talk.

01:04

Hi, Codley.

01:05

We'll keep everything coming close. One's all the truck gets there and confirmed.

01:09

Hey, Chief 59.

01:12

County Truck videos arrived.

01:14

Three-story dormit cars,

01:15

tile building,

01:17

building's not evacuated,

01:19

nothing shown.

01:21

Truck DEDs arriving a three-story dormitory building, nothing showing, not evacuated, 2226.

01:33

10269 out of 4.

01:35

Agent 50, I'm 4, ops 3.

01:42

County from Utility 54.

01:46

Utility 54.

01:50

facility 54 and all 54 fire produce are available.

01:54

A utility 54 2228.

02:05

Go ahead.

02:10

We could go out to class break.

02:17

That's correct.

02:19

County,

02:20

confirm and burnt food.

02:22

No ventilation needed.

02:24

Truck unit, copy, Burr Food, no ventilation, 2229.

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