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Smoke near Alumni Mall caused by popcorn and wood stove, Blacksburg VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 04:01 PM

Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Responders investigated reports of smoke near Alumni Mall in Blacksburg. They found the smoke was from microwave popcorn and a nearby wood stove. No fire was found, and the scene was cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Public Safety

Listen to dispatch call

02:54

Transcript:

00:00

Just 343. The closest thing that I've got on the map for Control Burn is going to be near Spalding.

00:06

Near Spalding.

00:09

Copy. The smoke sends out way before we get to Spalding.

00:14

Acknowledged.

00:19

18.P.

00:23

PD.

00:25

Check one through one in RV.

00:28

Go ahead.

00:31

No fire, clear 16.

00:35

Stand work.

00:42

CPD.

00:43

2-0-6-N-R-V.

00:46

2-N-RV. 106.

00:47

106.

00:50

Added some notes to the traffic stop.

00:52

I'm 108.5.

00:55

And 4.

00:58

MCPD.

01:00

41RV, 1042.

01:03

1042.

01:05

1041906. 1041906.

01:13

P.D.

01:15

Check 133, NERV.

01:18

Go ahead.

01:20

No smoke, no fire.

01:22

Pearson Hall alarm set off by microwave popcorn.

01:24

You can show me clear 16.

01:28

Hammer.

01:29

C.F. C.F.R.

01:36

Go ahead, sir.

01:43

D.FR. Yes, sir.

01:51

B, fire.

01:54

An RV, engine 12.

01:57

Enter the...

01:58

Enter the...

02:00

You have a fire department clearing available from Pearson Hall, Blacksburg.

02:06

Ten-four units, clear 19 in.

02:15

C FON.

02:19

NRV, 807. 8.07.

02:24

We're enabled to locate and the smoke is cleared up,

02:28

so we're going to clear from the thing.

02:32

104 and just 3 or 43 that was the only phone call that we received on this.

02:41

Okay it was pretty smoky when I got out here but it's cleared up now.

02:46

I assume somebody just stoked up a wood stove somewhere close.

02:50

Acknowledged,

02:53

also unit's clear 1908.

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Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061

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