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Fire alarm triggered at campus residence hall

Heard on: Montgomery County Public Safety
01:28
00:00
Buck from fire, fire alarm at (place withheld), (number withheld) Washington Street, off my BFT one, interview clear.
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Pritchard Hall, 630 Washington St SW, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and campus police responded to a possible alarm activation at a Virginia Tech residence hall near Washington Street. Occupants were evacuating but no flames or smoke were visible. The issue appeared related to a new fire panel system.

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