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Smoke odor report at Jefferson Street apartment

Heard on: Washington DC District of Columbia Fire-Tac Group Calls
01:59
00:00
Units on a fire alarm with Battalion Chief Four operating on track channel 03.
audio iconFire & Arson
Jefferson St NW, Washington, DC 20011
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Fire units responded to an apartment building on Jefferson Street Northwest for a reported odor of smoke. The building fire alarm was sounding and residents were evacuated while crews checked the building. They did not find a fire and determined the smell came from marijuana in a hallway. The alarm system was reset and most units were released.

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