False fire alarm at west elementary in Glenwood, Glenwood IA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was reported at the West Elementary near Sharp Street in Glenwood. Firefighters responded and found no active fire. The alarm was triggered by an employee warming something up, causing smoke detection. No fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Glenwood Fire, Glenwood address.
00:01
They respond, near Sharp Street, the West Elementary for a fire alarm.
00:07
Good.
00:13
Lower-level West Workroom in the West Elementary.
00:19
Thank you. I'll be en route.
00:23
1752.
00:41
Workroom, did you say it was?
00:44
Alarm was showing lower-level with workroom.
00:47
With workroom.
01:42
For information, one of the employees was warming something up and set off the smoke alarms, there is no active fire at this time, just for information.
02:05
On location, two-story brick building, nothing shown on our approach.
02:08
We'll be out investigating.
02:10
Simple, on location.
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Location mentioned:
Sharp St, Glenwood, IA 51534
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