Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Tacoma apartment building, Tacoma WA


A fire alarm went off at Exley Apartments, a three-story masonry building near South 9th Street in Tacoma. There was no visible smoke or fire. Residents evacuated the building while firefighters investigated the cause of the alarm.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 1, ladder 1, and battalion 2, channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, Exley Apartments, near South 9th Street, engine 1, ladder 1 and battalion 2, channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, Exley Apartments, near South 9th Street, time 2248.
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School Manager 1's on scene command at near South 9th Street.
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We've got a three-story, 50 by 100, masonry multi-year apartment building.
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We have no smoke or fire showing on site alpha this time.
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People are evacuating a lot of this sounding.
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Engine want to be investigating.
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Oh, you're going to stand by in your arrival.
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Engine want to be self-informed, ma'am.
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And you want to self-nines command and investigating at 2249.
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Location mentioned:
Near S 9th St, Tacoma, WA 98402
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