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Alarm at school traced to popcorn machine

Heard on: Knox TN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Engine 402, Tower 1, commercial fire alarm at Hardin Valley Academy, (number withheld) Hardin Valley Road.
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Hardin Valley Rd, Knoxville, TN 37932
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a local academy on Hardin Valley Road. The alarm was found to have been triggered by a popcorn machine, and no active fire or damage was reported.

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