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Smoke from cooking triggers fire alarm in dormitory, Richmond VA

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Near W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23220

A fire alarm was triggered at a multi-story dormitory near West Cary Street. Responders found smoke caused by food left on the stove in room 591. No active fire was present, and the smoke was cleared.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 6 and truck 3.
00:02
Fire alarm.
00:04
722 West Cary Street.
00:07
Engine 6 and truck 3.
00:09
Fire alarm.
00:11
722 West Cary Street.
00:13
Cross streets are South Pine Street and South Laurel Street.
00:17
On TAC Channel 2.
00:19
Timeout, 0643.
00:27
Engine 14. Medical alarm.
00:31
Near Wittby Road.
00:33
Engine 14.
00:35
Medical alarm.
00:36
Near Brook Road and Longont Street.
00:41
On TAC Channel 2.
00:43
Time out, 0643.
00:49
Engine 6, truck 3, shorn in route for the General Fire Alarm, 722 West Cary Street.
00:56
Unknown point of activation.
00:57
Engine 6, truck 3, shorn in route, 06, 44 hours.
01:06
Throw engine 6 on scene of a multi-story, dormitory structure with nothing to the rule from the alpha bravo side.
01:14
Engine 6 will have command to be investigated.
01:19
Richmond copies into 6 on scene, multi-story dormitory style structure.
01:24
The invisible alpha-brothal size has command investigating for 646 hours.
01:30
West Carrey Command, Richmond.
01:34
What's Carrey Command?
01:37
We'll investigate in a fire, a smoke detector in room 591.
01:45
Richmond Coppies investigate the smoke detector in room 591, 648 hours.
01:54
This carry command of truck 3.
01:59
Go ahead.
02:03
It's going to be food on the stove.
02:04
We're going to need you to come up with your fans.
02:07
Room 591.
02:13
Truck 3 x-ray from truck 3.
02:19
Let's carry you, man.
02:20
Here, no fire.
02:21
Just food on the stove, some smoke that need to be removed.
02:26
The Richmond copies, no fires, just food on the stove.
02:29
Smoke needs to be removed.
02:30
There's 6.51 hours.

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Near W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23220

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