Alarm activation investigated at local church, Allentown PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an alarm was activated at the First Presbyterian Church near Tilghman Street in Allentown. Responders investigated inside the two-story church building but found no signs of fire or emergency. The alarm had been sounding for about seven minutes without an apparent cause.
Audio|Heard on: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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00:55
Transcript:
00:00
Content's unseen.
00:01
Two-story, church building,
00:03
nothing showing all four sides.
00:05
Tobin Street, Commander.
00:08
Denver, Delta Street.
00:26
Okay,
00:29
we're on the opposite corner of the building from where you're at.
00:32
We got a keyholder, an employee here who is on our way over to let you in, and 43B is going to check the line panel.
00:38
All right, we're inside at the alarm panel.
00:45
Okay, she said it's been gone off for about seven minutes and they don't know why.
00:53
This hallway chapel, we're going to go over there.
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Location mentioned:
Tilghman St, Allentown, PA 18104
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