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Fire alarm triggers at exchange building in KalamazooKalamazoo MI

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W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

A fire alarm sounded at the Exchange Building near West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo. Fire units responded but found no smoke or fire. Water leakage was observed, possibly from a fire suppression system being serviced.

Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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01:5
Transcript:
00:00
We've got a fire alarm sounding at near West Michigan Avenue, the Exchange Building.
00:05
That British responding will be engine 5, engine 3, truck 4, engine 5, engine 3, truck 4.
00:11
It was detected by 81, who is now doing the 360.
00:16
No one sense, smoke of fire at this time.
00:19
Cross streets are going to be Rose Street and the Kalamazoo Mall.
00:29
Anyone,
00:33
go ahead.
00:39
The first half of the outside of the building is 14.
00:43
The back half off the strange place is a foul off the building that's leaking water or water's coming from it.
00:50
Sure you said it's probably the fire suppression system that they're working on.
00:58
Okay, you said they're working on the fire suppression system?
01:03
If he believes that, that's not confirmed.

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W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

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