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Cooking sets off false alarm at campus dorm

Heard on: Franklin OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Three five nine, start for (place withheld) and internal building fire alarm.
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The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible building fire at a university dormitory after an alarm went off. Crews checked the first-floor kitchen and found that the alarm was caused by students cooking. No smoke or fire was present, and the fire department response was canceled.

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