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False fire alarm at Marcus Gardens apartments, Atlanta GA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at Marcus Gardens Apartments near Buford Highway. Firefighters responded and determined it was a false alarm caused by a child pulling the alarm station repeatedly at night.

Audio|Heard on: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8, Battalion Chief 1, FireTech 2, Truck 2, Alarm 3, near Buford Highway at Marcus Gardens Apartments.
00:11
Engine 8, Battalion Chief 1, Fire Tech 2, Truck 2, Truck 2, Alarm,
00:17
near Buford Highway.
00:30
Trojan 1.
00:32
And it's clear, it's attack 2.
00:44
Battalion 2.
00:45
I'm sorry, Battalion 1 from Engine 8th.
00:49
Last year to go ahead for Battalion 1.
00:53
To be engine 8.
00:54
Chief, I sent an email out about this location earlier.
00:57
We've been talking to the Brookhaven Farm Marshal about it.
01:01
The other kid is pulling the pull station every night a couple of times.
01:04
Engine 8 will handle.
01:06
We'll reset it.
01:08
The rod school service.
01:11
And farm player, I just saw the email come from there.
01:14
Thank you. Engine 8 will handle it is one other locations.
01:19
It's clear, thank you.
01:25
You know, Battalion 1 will be in service.
01:27
Engine 8 is going to handle.
01:28
This is going to be a nuisance address.
01:32
We're familiar with.
01:33
Engine Eric will handle.

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Location mentioned:
Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

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