Fire alarm triggers mall evacuation with no fire found, Grand Island NE
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at Old Navy in Conestoga Mall caused evacuation and a fire department response. No fire or hazard was found after investigation. The alarm system was reset and people were allowed back inside.
Audio|Heard on: Grand Island Police, Fire and EMS
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
21, Highway 34, 234, traffic hazard, possible motorist assist.
00:06
There's a red semi-blocking traffic at this intersection.
00:11
Westbound traffic is backing up.
00:17
Ladder 4 is arriving on scene.
00:20
Large strip mall, big box attached to it.
00:23
Here's everybody's outside.
00:24
Nothing visible.
00:25
Ladder 4 is going to be investigating.
00:27
We'll be web command.
00:41
Battalion 2 is on scene.
00:44
I'm going to go over by the fire control room.
00:55
Command of Battalion.
01:00
Go ahead, Ladderport.
01:10
We entered through Carters and we're gonna make that back hallway and just check everything out and see if we can't see what's going on.
01:24
Understood I'm gonna be in the control room and see what's going on in there and let you know.
01:34
Understood, we have clear conditions all the way through that back shirt hallway.
01:39
We'll do a little investigating.
01:44
On the Bravo side of the structure.
01:56
Battalion 2 to ladder 4.
02:03
Go ahead, Battalion.
02:06
The alarm panel saying we have a trouble alarm.
02:11
In Old Navy is in another alarm general in Conestoga.
02:19
I'm not sure what that actually means.
02:24
I understood.
02:25
I'm in an Old Navy right now and everything seems all clear in here.
02:29
Can you try to reset for you?
02:32
I'll try to reset then see what happens.
02:42
Ladder 4 Battalion.
02:46
Battalion, go ahead.
02:50
I've got the manager over here at Old Navy.
02:52
She's going to get the key to their local enunciator and we're going to try reset in here,
02:58
see if that does the whole system.
03:00
Yeah,
03:02
I'm unable to do anything here at this master control.
03:08
Yeah,
03:10
you can set it back in.
03:11
Understood.
03:13
Ladder 4 to engine 2, you guys can return to service.
03:22
Action 2, understand, and 2 is complete.
03:36
Battalion 2, the ladder 4, I'm going to tell everybody outside they can go back in.
03:42
Yeah, I just sent Mike down toward,
03:45
to the north, to let them all back in.
03:53
I understood.
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Location mentioned:
W 13th St, Grand Island, NE 68803
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