Fire alarm activated at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Port Arthur TX
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, with flashing white lights and the alarm could not be reset or silenced. Maintenance and the alarm company had been notified to fix the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
00:38
Transcript:
00:00
Can we get the fire department route to Thomas Jefferson Middle School?
00:03
We have white flashing lights going off in the grills.
00:06
It's a fire alarm, but everything's normal.
00:08
We need them to come turn lights off.
00:15
Okay, yeah, I can give them a call, but yesterday and over the weekend they came out at least three times and they could not get their alarm to reset.
00:24
They couldn't even really silence it, but I'll let them know.
00:28
They advised to contact maintenance or Janet Tone to see about contacting the alarm company to get it fixed, but I will call them.
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Location mentioned:
Jefferson Dr, Port Arthur, TX 77642
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