Fire alarm investigation at Lauderhill Mall, Lauderhill FL
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According to the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a fire alarm and smoke at Lauderhill Mall near 40th Ave. There was initial confusion about a possible shooting, but it was later clarified to be fireworks. Responders checked the electric room and other areas of the mall and confirmed no fire or victims.
Audio|Heard on: Broward County Fire/Rescue
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04:4
Transcript:
00:00
We are a rifle at Howard.
00:02
He's happy.
00:04
It's also coming from the electric room in Lauderhill Mall.
00:13
AC-2, go ahead.
00:19
Yes, ma'am.
00:20
Can you please confirm with PD? I'm reading the notes for this possible shooting.
00:25
This is all secondhand information.
00:27
First, it's stating that they think that there's a shooting going on.
00:31
Now that it's stating that they think that there's fireworks going on, there's no confirmation of any victims.
00:37
Can we get some more information before I have units getting any closer to this location, please?
00:48
Go ahead.
00:49
We just want to rival and I'm going to let the dispatcher advice on scene safety or if they have a dispatcher advice or if they have a patient.
00:58
Do you advise near 40th Ave, Lauderhill Mall?
01:04
Yes, 4.1, Sam.
01:09
Thanks a long. So we're going to make our way over to that location.
01:11
So far, we've got nothing showing that we're able to get a reset on the alarm panel.
01:15
So we'll go to near 40th Ave just to make sure it's all clear.
01:20
Copy. So the information you just gave me for 1293.
01:27
Copy that 1812.
01:31
Copy that with 1057?
01:34
Yeah, if they haven't been able to check that location and you're getting a report of smoke, go ahead and make it a full alarm until they come back on.
01:41
Copy that the 1057.
01:46
The CD is advising that it's fireworks.
01:54
21, I'll show you arrive all 1813.
02:01
Tc2, copy, fireworks, thanks.
02:05
Copy, 18302.
02:06
Battalion 46 available.
02:10
Copy by Taday 46, so you have done no.
02:12
Commit 17, copy too.
02:14
We'll go back to me, thank you.
02:15
Okay.
02:21
Ones to that fire alarm, switch over to TAC1.
02:23
Please, TAC 1.
02:26
RETI-1 TAN.
02:28
Let me call, switch your TAC1.
02:30
Copy, 18. Okay.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:37
Advice at 7.
02:38
All right.
02:40
Over on, D. See.
02:42
Copy. Okay.
02:47
Backtown rescue.
02:49
District 30 under the call post.
02:50
Backdowns. Right on the risk.
02:52
30 on track.
02:56
30 on top. 30 up on time.
03:03
Negative. Negative.
03:07
The elevator number number,
03:10
disregard.
03:15
Do 33Mal Regional.
03:17
Mr. DerryGay-Ras Regional, 8215.
03:24
Then we can't check for contact around.
03:28
All right on, Clint, 39, copycant.
03:33
39, that'd be clear.
03:39
We're getting a report of an alarm going off near 40th Ave.
03:42
That is the mall itself.
03:45
If you're at the alpha side of the mall, can you make yourself your way inside the mall just to get an all-clear?
03:51
We also got a report at 1293.
03:54
That is the second floor on the south end of the mall.
03:58
I have a visual inside that room right now.
04:01
It's all clear, but we're working on getting the key to get inside that room.
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Location mentioned:
NW 40th Ave, Lauderhill, FL 33313
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