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Fire alarm sparks panic at Bethany College dormBethany WV

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Christman Drive, Bethany, WV 26032

A fire alarm triggered at Bethany College, caused by burnt food accidentally left in a microwave near dorm rooms, leading to a swift emergency response and alarm reset.

Audio|Heard on: Brooke County Sheriff, Wellsburg and Follansbee Police Dispatch
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04:59
Transcript:
00:00
Could respond, Ken Crispin Drive,
00:02
the Kimble Belt Hill at One,
00:05
Fire alarm activation.
00:08
Perp Bethany.
00:10
Security,
00:12
student called in, dendal's bird food.
00:14
Again, 10 Christmas Drive,
00:18
Campbell Village 1, Tomotone, 1356.
00:25
Question ready, Brooke.
00:31
Station 40, correct,
00:32
1356.
00:34
So 192,
00:38
Brooke.
00:44
Sonja, Joe.
00:45
How do we go?
00:48
Something to figure out of work, 1356.
00:54
18 to 9, which is your exact corner.
00:57
We're up from 2-1.
00:59
One of my cruiser left and then I'm directing en route.
01:06
You can have the other cars to just stand back.
01:07
I'm going to see him.
01:08
I'll get me back up.
01:11
Ruck 2.
01:12
Mr. B.
01:13
Franklin.
01:14
Ruff 321. You can stand by.
01:18
Let's go off the street.
01:21
Where are we?
01:24
Bethany College.
01:30
Bethany College, go ahead.
01:32
He's ready. There's a lost cause.
01:34
I don't know. Yes, you one.
01:35
I'm on scene.
01:36
The fire panel is indicating where the hit is.
01:39
It's outside of room 126.
01:40
I have verified that pot is lit up.
01:43
And I found the burned up food in the microwave across the hall of room 125.
01:54
As you can copy him, about a minute and a half away.
01:57
Brooke, you can cancel all the other companies.
01:59
You temp for 20.
02:02
Temp four.
02:06
Section 40, Station 7, Perl.
02:10
Bush Liberty 2.
02:11
Brett Buffetty 2-1, you can disregard.
02:16
30s direct will be standing down.
02:19
104 standing down, 13.58.
02:22
Ever at the Chinese restaurant in three springs drive.
02:26
Glad there's 20, morning, 1358.
02:30
Permanagh brothers,
02:32
having an Apollo van back up strike of black Mercedes.
02:37
The Apollo van left the area, but there is a female there that got information from the vehicle that struck the Mercedes.
02:48
That's order, first place.
02:54
Prop 2-1 will be out here.
02:57
2-1, you're on scene 359.
02:59
4, County, Liner 20 is on-stream.
03:03
Line 20, you're on team, 1,400.
03:10
T.S. Fortis such there, C.U.N.S.1.5.
03:16
T.S.
03:22
316.000. I don't see that.
03:23
And around anywhere on three strings.
03:25
I hope you all at the pang.com.
03:29
Yeah.
03:35
Eighteen Dispatch, I'm going out on a very womb here that our radios are going to work.
03:40
However, myself and you're not going to be out on foot.
03:43
So we're going to locate two mails especially on the property.
03:46
I'm Brooke from EMA4 on EMA channel.
03:51
Okay.
03:53
Yeah, me too.
04:02
Okay, mate four, just let you know, I'm on the air with the command vehicle, I'll be up the word for something.
04:08
That's what I'm doing.
04:12
Good, call.
04:15
Okay,
04:20
20-9.
04:23
Good.
04:34
36th.
04:40
Time.
04:42
I've got to plate for Zach.
04:44
He's Van here.
04:46
Paul John Tom, 7-8-0-8-0.
04:48
Paul John Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Thomas,
04:50
Ohio.
04:52
They didn't want to show a remedy state.
04:53
They just said it was a white-play blue letter.
04:55
It's definitely burnt food.
04:56
Lars been reset, turned back over to college.

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Christman Drive, Bethany, WV 26032

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