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Fire alarm triggered at community center but no fire foundElkins Park PA

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Sycamore Ave, Elkins Park, PA 19027

A fire alarm went off at La Mott Community Center near Sycamore Avenue. Responders found no fire. It is suspected the alarm was caused by dust from workers, and the assignment was recalled.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Fire/EMS Dispatch and Digital Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Station 2, fire alarm, La Mott Community Center, near Sycamore Avenue, MOX,
00:07
26-25 is on location.
00:09
Station 2, squad 3.
00:11
Chief 25, okay.
00:13
Fire alarm, La Mott Community Center, near Moore Avenue, Fox 26-27 Shelton.
00:21
The engine 25,
00:24
system 3, responding with 4?
00:27
Engine 25, okay.
00:28
Okay.
00:33
By a passerby, they can hear a hissing noise and believe there's a natural gas meter in the area.
00:42
Good for it, thank you.
00:49
Pervative.
00:51
System three, okay.
01:04
Deputy, so okay.
01:05
Zoon 48 fire alarm, it's described as closest correction closet by game.
01:13
We also have special just comments that there is no,
01:19
that in case of a fire hook up to the connection to supplement the sprinkler system, there's no water to the sprinkler.
01:27
Appreciate.
01:32
Down to CH2.
01:35
C2.
01:36
There could be dust from workers on location.
01:43
You can recall the assignment.

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Sycamore Ave, Elkins Park, PA 19027

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