Smoke reported at Grand Central Mall, Vienna WV
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of smoke coming from an empty restaurant in the Grand Central Mall food court in Vienna, West Virginia. Fire alarms were sounding, and crews instructed mall security to evacuate the area. Light smoke was confirmed inside after units arrived on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police
Listen to dispatch call
06:47
Transcript:
00:00
Section 90, I'll be out of monitors,
00:03
Respond near Grand Central Mall, possible structure fire,
00:08
Smoke coming from one of the empty restaurants in the food court.
00:11
Fire alarms are now going off.
00:13
Dispatcher alerted mall security,
00:16
1621, I'll be paging 50 and 100 as well.
00:30
918 en route to station.
00:36
Central Station, copy direct.
01:16
We advised security to evacuate the food court multiple times.
01:23
They are refusing to evacuate the food court.
02:49
Possible structure fire with smoke coming out of one of the empty restaurant locations in the food court.
03:49
Units en route to Grand Central Mall food court for possible structure fire with smoke from an empty restaurant kiosk.
06:42
Engine 902 is on scene.
06:45
They reported light smoke inside.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Grand Central Mall, Vienna, WV 26105
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