False commercial fire alarm at Berkeley educational building, Berkeley CA
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a commercial fire alarm at Burge Hall near Berkeley Way. Upon arrival, no fire was found. The alarm was triggered by construction work on the second floor.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2 and track 2 respond to commercial fire alarm.
00:04
Burge Hall.
00:05
Cross streets are Berkeley Way, Grant Street and Martin Muzer King Jr.
00:09
Way, Berkeley Way.
00:11
131. Engine 2 is on the scenes.
00:13
Five-story educational, alarm sounding, nothing showing, investigating.
00:18
The engine 2, I'm seeing 5-story, story, educational, alarm sounding nothing showing investigate.
00:26
Agent 2, try to reset.
00:28
This is construction up here on the second floor.
00:33
Agent 2, copy.
00:38
Your engine chief seems to be holding.
00:43
Copy. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Hearst Ave. at Le Roy Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
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