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False alarm sparks urgent forced entry at South Charleston apartmentSouth Charleston WV

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Colonial Park Dr Apt G, South Charleston, WV 25309

Firefighters forced entry at South Charleston apartment with alarms sounding, sparking urgent police response, later found to be a faulty smoke alarm.

Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
Metro Colonial Park Command.
00:02
Okay,
00:06
We have an audible alarm behind a locked door.
00:10
We're going to have to force entry.
00:13
Could you attach a PD officer to this call while we do this, please?
00:20
Okay, I'll notify law and get one started.
00:29
Hi, this call.
00:30
Fire Department's requesting law enforcement assistance at near Colonial Park Drive, Apartment G.
00:35
Alarms going off, sounds like carbon monoxide in a vacant apartment,
00:39
and the fire department has a force entry requesting law enforcement.
00:50
Table.
00:54
No, no, mystery, mystery.
00:56
I'll take care of that. You remove him?
00:59
Copy none, I'll show you.
01:00
They're out. Break, 48, do copy.
01:04
I'll show you available.
01:06
Hello, no.
01:11
36, go ahead.
01:15
We got a call at West Main Street and Security Drive.
01:18
Where are the Tudors, there's a male on the sidewalk.
01:22
He's leaned over, unsure if he's on drugs or a call.
01:25
They're wanting him checked on.
01:26
All the units are tied up.
01:27
What are your boss?
01:30
I'm right here.
01:31
I'll check it.
01:33
Stand in four. It's supposed to be between Tudors and 7-11.
01:36
He's wearing a black sweatshirt with a backpack.
01:42
Good one.
01:44
Showing around.
01:45
11 and on.
01:50
2.
01:52
10 in the area, 11 o'clock.
01:55
103,
02:00
go ahead.
02:01
Can you share myself in one zero one in route to 619, Randolph Street? Follows.
02:12
Not in the area, 11,
02:14
11th, not in the area, 1111.
02:19
Not in the area, 1111.
02:25
See area, 1111.
02:31
No, no, I'm not, I'm dragging on you.
02:36
Careful.
02:41
1112.
02:43
46 Metro. There's nobody here, Claire, 46.
02:47
46, 1113.
02:50
9-goes, sir.
02:56
Okay, 47.
02:58
47, 1113.
03:04
Copy nine shale, fire department, 1114.
03:15
Measurement, 1114.
03:17
Measure, a medic 437, 852, respond to 1326, 7th Avenue, 1326, 7th Avenue,
03:24
35-year-old female, shortness and breath, rip, and speech.
03:28
I'm now 1114.
03:33
B2, go ahead.
03:36
Clear me 41.
03:38
Clair 41, 1114.
03:49
308, good.
03:53
We're cleared to Memorial.
03:54
That's our call.
03:55
We'll take it.
03:58
Check around 1115.
04:04
All right, Metro.
04:08
Okay, go ahead, sir.
04:10
Entry's in, like,
04:12
office clear, 41.
04:15
Copy clear, 49, 1115.
04:18
Metro Colonial, 1115.
04:22
Metro Colonial, Command.
04:25
Command, go ahead.
04:27
We believe this is going to be a faulty smoke alarm.
04:32
Nothing detected at the residence.
04:34
You can show command terminated 652 reserves.

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Colonial Park Dr Apt G, South Charleston, WV 25309

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