Fire alarm activates at Pearson Hall East, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
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A fire alarm was triggered at Pearson Hall East near Alumni Mall on the Virginia Tech campus. Fire and police units responded. No active fire was found, only light smoke and smell were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Public Safety
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
MCFR. M-Cid fire, Pearson Hall East, for fire alarm, Pearson Hall East,
00:13
County, fire alarm, fourth floor, bedroom,
00:16
0423, 0423, operate B at FNFD-1-1-2-2-3.
00:19
Operate B at D-S D1A.
00:26
VFR.
00:28
NRB, 807, I'm responding.
00:36
10407, we've been told it's probably the houses' pass bills on the left that they do have
00:42
chimneys however everything else seems to be okay he didn't see any houses on fire and it was light smoke and a little smell of it.
00:57
C F-RV engine 87 we'll be en route with 5
01:06
Copy engine 87, 8050, 8050.
01:14
D, fire.
01:16
N.RV. 103 103.
01:25
You can show me interrupt the Cogran.
01:30
In route to Cogran, 1855.
01:34
N-RB, engine 12.
01:39
Enter 12.
01:42
En route to Pearson.
01:46
Tassolade, 2, 256.
01:52
D-T, PD.
01:55
Okay, I need take one, three,
01:57
two.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:01
You respond with the fire department for a fire alarm at Pearson Hall East near Alumni Mall, showing 4-4-bedroom is during 4-2-3.
02:09
Your report.
02:11
10-4, Enropes.
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Location mentioned:
Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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