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Fire alarm caused by ruptured steam line at university buildingVincennes IN

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Vincennes, IN 47591

A fire alarm activated at a university's physical education building was caused by a contractor rupturing a steam line near the concession stand. There was no fire, and after maintenance confirmed safety, the alarm was silenced and reset.

Audio|Source: Knox County & Gibson County Public Safety
06:12
Transcript:
00:00
We have a fire alarm in the physical education building.
00:05
10-4[1] en route.
00:12
We have a fire alarm in our physical education building.
00:18
Clear the other address.
00:30
Dispatch 917 reference the Jefferson County violation CAD you can close that out I've left a message with the complaint to get more information right all the information I need from it you can go and close that out.
01:01
This is fired.
01:03
Power 1, engine 2,
01:07
Rescue 4,
01:08
Engine 4.
01:10
Respond to VU physical education building,
01:15
Reference fire alarm sounding.
01:17
Attack 8, attack 8 to sign.
01:19
Central Clear, 1413.
01:22
Station.
01:25
Heroin.
01:28
Big one here.
01:36
Ten quarter, seven.
01:40
Go ahead, seven.
01:44
Ten twenty three.
01:47
Ten twenty-three.
01:52
Same.
01:56
Clear.
02:04
And round on me.
02:08
I tell you one's marking around.
02:12
Let me clear between everyone.
02:13
Just information we need to go around also.
02:17
VUPD's on scene and vice management is on scene.
02:22
It's on scene.
02:23
Mark the route.
02:46
815 to such.
03:03
Maintenance said that a contractor got into a steam line and they're waiting on somebody to come and shut down the scene.
03:13
Jeff, I'm out right now.
03:22
Go ahead.
03:24
VEPD advised.
03:27
It's a ruptured steam line.
03:29
They're waiting on somebody to come and shut it down.
03:32
Use your discretion.
03:39
Clear, Inj4, Rescue 4, Tower 1, if you can disregard.
03:49
Rescue 4 is clear and marked available.
03:55
Tower 1 marked available.
03:59
Hit it 2's on scene.
04:15
Between the six and the seven.
04:21
Zero.
04:24
Clear.
04:25
Checking it back to a Bradley-Arthur.
04:29
Clear.
04:40
So it's... It comes back to that mail.
04:42
He's valid with a driver's with an MC, he went it back.
04:47
Okay.
04:53
Clear.
05:03
You can close this out.
05:05
I left a voicemail with call back in so I just advise if you call this back in.
05:11
16.
05:20
We silence the alarm.
05:22
I don't know if the fire department's where they're at on scene, but it's over here where the concessions is behind a concession stand.
05:38
Go ahead.
05:41
Reserved,
05:43
It's located behind the concession stand.
05:47
He said he wasn't sure where you were at.
05:51
We reset the alarm, maintenance device just speeding, no problem.
05:57
Oh,
06:00
I'm clear, thanks.
06:07
Normal operation.
06:11
Clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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