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False fire alarm at barbershop in strip shopping centerRichmond VA

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Near N Southside Plz, Richmond, VA 23224

Fire crews responded to a report of fire at a barbershop in a strip shopping center near North Southside Plaza. Upon investigation, they found no fire but dust in the HVAC system. No hazards were present, and the situation was declared safe.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 17, engine 22, engine 21, engine 20, engine 20, truck 10, truck 8, safety 1, Battalion 4, and Battalion 3. Multiple dwelling fire.
00:13
(number withheld), North Southside Plaza, at a (name withheld) shop.
00:17
Engine 17, engine 22, engine 21, engine 20, engine 23, truck 10, truck 8, safety 1, battalion 4, and battalion 3.
00:28
Multiple dwelling fire.
00:30
(number withheld), north southside plaza, at a (name withheld) barbershop.
00:35
Cross streets are east south side plaza and west south side plaza.
00:39
On tap channel 4.
00:41
Timeout, 0944.
00:47
Company showing in Route (number withheld), North-South South Plaza,
00:51
at (name withheld) Barbershop, Structure Fire[1], Completed Advisor, Cut the Heaton's Historic, a lot of smoke in the building, company showing around 946.
01:04
22.17.
01:15
We're going to be laying in from the hydrogen at Hull Street.
01:18
We're going to receive.
01:24
You know exactly which Hatchet on Hull Street and multiple hydrants on Hull Street. And there's a closer hazard in the actual parking lot of Southside Plaza as well.
01:35
The Hidding in the parking lot without the service.
01:37
We're going to lay in from the Hidonet McDonald's.
01:39
Or if we just send the Higand McDonald's, we're going to go to the front door.
01:47
The only one that I have the hydrant here is the structure to be almost directly behind the address.
01:58
We have to have the hydrant behind the structure.
02:07
20 is on scene.
02:09
We'll have the hydrant in the middle of the parking line in front of the structure, Engine 20.
02:14
This is a one-story strip shopping center. Nothing's showing. Engine 20 will be investigating. Under 20 will have command.
02:23
Copy 20 will see, nothing showing.
02:26
We'll have a command now 40.
02:34
A truck 10 from truck 8, go ahead and take the front of the bill, and we'll go to a rear.
02:42
Michelle, Battalion, 4 on scene,
02:45
1020, or retain command while they investigate.
02:49
Title 4 will recede 20 to retain command and investigate.
02:58
This is from Southside Command.
03:00
Go ahead, cancel the remainder of the assignment. Engine 20 will stay on scene.
03:06
All it is, it looks like some dust on the HVAC system.
03:09
They've turned it off. No hazards present at this moment.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Structure Fire: Building/house fire incident

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Near N Southside Plz, Richmond, VA 23224

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