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Fire alarm triggered at university residence hall, Richmond VA

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Near Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173

A fire alarm was activated at a residence hall on campus, but firefighters found no signs of smoke or fire upon arrival.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Testing Station 13, Testing Station 13. Vision 13. Vision 19, Truck 7, Fire alarm activation[1], 248, Richmond Way. Vision 19 and Truck 7. Fire alarm activation, 248, Richmond Way, the residence hall number three. Cross Streets or U.R. Drive in Lakeview Lane on Tech Channel 2.
00:29
Time about 815. Testing station 14, testing station 14, testing station 14. Testing station 16. Testing station 16. Responding to 48 Richmond Way, residence hall number three. It says room 205, spoke detector activation.
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19 to truck seven. Go ahead. U of U ofR is reporting nothing, nothing obvious, no smoke, no fire. You can reduce to non-emergent but continue response. We're in the campus now. We'll be there shortly.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Fire alarm activation: Alarm triggered indicating potential fire

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Near Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173
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