False alarm triggered by elevator button at senior living, Newport News VA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were dispatched to Charter Senior Living near Denbigh Blvd for a reported fall. Upon arrival, they found no injury and confirmed the call was triggered by accidentally pressing the elevator emergency button.
Audio|Heard on: Newport News Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Medic 9. Respond to fall.
00:03
Priority response.
00:05
Charter Senior Living.
00:06
Near Denbigh Blvd.
00:29
Rescue one's on the same.
00:35
Come on in.
00:37
Ten four.
00:41
NG through right, Eric, man.
00:45
Go ahead. Yeah.
00:48
The response on the second, forward, moving up to the third now.
00:54
Ten four.
01:00
Just a rat with me.
01:04
Man.
01:08
We just made contact with two people up here and they said they accidentally hit the emergency button instead of the door shut button.
01:14
They don't believe anybody else is here.
01:18
Sample, stay here.
01:22
Rescue 1. Did you copy?
01:27
Okay,
01:31
so no one's in the elevator.
01:34
Neither.
01:37
Elevator one opened one way on elevator two, though.
01:45
You want us to come in there still?
01:49
I just can hold.
01:51
Newport News.
01:53
The Italian one.
01:56
All units can be available, accidental alarm.
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Location mentioned:
Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA 23608
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