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False fire alarm at commercial building on South SterlingMorganton NC

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S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655

Fire crews responded to a commercial building on South Sterling Street after a fire alarm was triggered. The alarm was found to be a false alarm caused by a faulty detector on the fifth floor. The alarm system was reset and no fire or danger was found.

Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Multi-story,
00:01
commercial structure,
00:04
have command at Engine 4, be on top of the parking deck, outside facing South Sterling.
00:11
Anyone?
00:16
Do about Simplex 2?
00:20
Number one.
00:22
That's the last one.
00:28
The NIDG3 is arriving.
00:30
Quint 1 if you'll just stand by right here below the parking deck.
00:34
The engine 3 on-see? No one on-see.
00:38
No one on-see.
00:42
Engine 1, if you'll stand by FTC to when you're rough.
00:47
Yeah, I got you.
00:48
Transfer one-on-team.
00:55
The engine one from the interroval, Perk.
00:57
One-on-on-home.
01:03
Direction, engine two.
01:06
Until, thank you.
01:12
Sir, Reno, Ford, Burke, any unit not on-scene, cancel.
01:20
Clear.
01:23
Clear.
01:28
Agent 1, coin 1, coin 1, you and clear.
01:36
74, engine 6-0-4.
01:42
405, all 104.
01:51
Grab that balance.
01:53
Okay.
01:59
Attendabird.
02:01
Okay.
02:04
The alarm was set off by faulty alarm,
02:08
fifth floor.
02:09
They're aware.
02:10
Lauren's been reset.
02:12
All units be 1024.

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S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655

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