Fire alarm caused by cooking at Richmond residence, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at a home near Sawston Road in Richmond due to cooking smoke. The single-story family dwelling showed no signs of smoke. The alarm was accidental and investigations confirmed no fire.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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02:10
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23 and truck 8.
00:02
Fire alarm.
00:04
Near Sawston Road.
00:07
Engine 23 and truck 8.
00:09
Fire alarm.
00:11
Near Sawston Road.
00:13
Cross streets are Judson Road and Bramwell Road.
00:16
On Tac Channel 2.
00:18
Time out, 1628.
00:25
Foreign companies are at near Sawston Road for the fire alarm smoke detector.
00:31
It's coming in by way of alarm company.
00:33
It's going to be a point of activation of hallway smoke at 1629 hours.
00:44
Engine 16. Chest, pain.
00:48
Near Chamberlain Avenue, home for the elderly.
00:52
Engine 16.
00:53
Chest, pain.
00:55
Near Chamberlain Avenue home for the elderly.
01:00
Cross streets are Westwood Avenue and Melrose Avenue.
01:03
On Tac Channel 2.
01:05
Time out, 1630.
01:08
Three's arrived at near Austin.
01:13
Same store and family dwelling, nothing for me.
01:16
Going in the investigation.
01:22
223, I copy here on the same near Austin.
01:25
Single-story family dwelling.
01:28
Nothing was going from the opposite side.
01:31
We'll be investigating with command, 1632nd.
01:38
This is from Saustin command?
01:44
Southend command.
01:47
Okay, this could be accidental activation.
01:51
They were cooking on stove, smoke detector activated.
01:55
No smoke in the home.
01:58
Truck 8 and N's 23 will be back to you momentarily.
02:04
There's been copies, accident activation due to the food on the stove, we'll return to the service for at least 16-34 hours.
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Location mentioned:
Sawston Rd, Richmond, VA 23225
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