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Cooking sets off fire alarm at Sycamore TowersPetersburg VA

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Sycamore Towers, Petersburg, VA 23803

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Sycamore Towers in Petersburg. The alarm was triggered by cooking in one of the apartments. The resident was unable to reset the alarm, but the fire department confirmed there was no active fire and successfully reset the system.

Audio|Heard on: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two, engine two, respond to near South Sycamore.
00:02
Near South Sycamore Street, Sycamore Towers, apartment (number withheld).
00:06
Reference to a fire alarm, per the resident the alarm is going off due to cooking.
00:12
He is unable to turn it off.
00:14
Cross streets of Cary Lane and Marshall Street.
00:16
Twenty-two nine.
00:23
Engine two responding.
00:27
Engine two, you are responding to near South Sycamore Street, Sycamore Towers for a fire alarm activation.
00:35
Caller is advising that he was cooking and his fire alarm is going off.
00:39
He is unable to reset it.
00:41
Cross streets are Cary Lane and Marshall Street.
00:50
Engine two, this is ten.
00:54
Being investigated by H2F.
00:59
Copy on scene with nothing showing.
01:01
You are in investigative mode.
01:06
Engine two, operator from engine five.
01:08
Engine two, officer.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:14
Try to reset it.
01:21
Engine two, operator in command.
01:22
Alarm took a reset.
01:26
Yeah, reset took.

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Sycamore Towers, Petersburg, VA 23803

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