False fire alarm at Matthews Commons Apartments, Matthews NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation near Matthews Commons Drive. The alarm was triggered in a third-floor apartment, but no flames or smoke were found on arrival. The incident appears to have involved a smoke detector malfunction in a three-story apartment building, and no active fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Multi-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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One 24104.
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Units reporting, correction,
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Units responding to near Matthews Commons Drive.
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Then we called in by a third party reporting that.
00:14
(Name withheld)'s in-laws are in apartment 17, and the fire alarms are going off.
00:20
Report is the smoke detector, unknown reason.
00:24
There's no flames or smoke.
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It's a three-story apartment building.
00:28
Truck 1's on scene.
00:30
Nothing showing from a three-story garden style apartment.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Matthews Commons Dr, Matthews, NC 28105
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