Cooking sets off fire alarm at Sycamore Towers, Petersburg VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible small fire alarm activation at Sycamore Towers in Petersburg. The alarm appeared to have been triggered by cooking inside an apartment. No fire was visible, and the alarm system was reset after checking conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
01:41
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two, engine two, respond to near South Sycamore Street.
00:03
Near South Sycamore.
00:05
Sycamore Towers, apartment (number withheld), for the citizen person, the caller's advisor.
00:12
(Name withheld)'s fire alarm was going off.
00:14
(Name withheld) stated (name withheld) was cooking in the residence as well.
00:17
Crossing the Dairy Lane at Marshall Street, (number withheld).
00:27
Page two responding.
00:32
Page two, you're responding to near South Sycamore Street, apartment (number withheld), Sycamore Towers.
00:40
Caller's advising (name withheld)'s fire alarm is going off due to cooking inside the apartment.
00:44
Cross streets are Fairlane and Marshall Street, (number withheld).
00:53
Please bring in your twos on location.
00:54
Near South Sycamore Street, ten-story apartment building.
00:57
Nothing shown.
00:58
You can show the two's officer command.
01:03
Copy on scene.
01:04
(Number withheld).
01:10
Two's operator from command.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:16
The alarm reset.
01:19
That's Fairmouth took a reset.
01:25
Please, we're from Signal Mortuary Command.
01:32
Come in, go ahead.
01:35
Cooking apartment (number withheld), you can show Engine 2 clearing service.
01:38
Alarm took a reset.
01:39
I'm taking a reset, you're in service (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Sycamore Towers, Petersburg, VA 23803
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