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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at sports medicine building, Richmond VA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/18/2025 12:24 PM

Sports Medicine Bldg, W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at the Sports Medicine Building on the VCU campus near West Broad Street in Richmond. Occupants evacuated the building safely. Fire crews are investigating the cause of the alarm in room 2216. No visible fire or smoke was reported outside.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

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01:35

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 10, Engine 6, Truck 3, and Battalion 2.

00:04

Fire alarm.

00:06

Near West Broad Street, at Sports Medicine Building, VCU campus.

00:10

Campus.

00:11

Engine 10, engine 6, top 3, and Battalion 2.

00:15

Fire alarm.

00:16

Near West Broad Street, at Sports Medicine Building, VCU campus.

00:22

Cross streets are Ryland Street and Belvidere Street.

00:25

On Tap Channel 2.

00:27

Timeout.

00:32

1524.

00:34

Company showing the route, near West Broad,

00:37

or the general fire, or coming from the Sport Medicine Building,

00:41

aggravation point or no company's route 1525.

00:49

Engine 10 is on a two-story educational facility.

00:52

We do have people evacuating to the Bravo side, nothing visible on Alpha or Bravo.

00:57

Engine 10 will be investigating and have command.

01:02

Copy 10 with scene.

01:04

This visible will investigate that what's broad command, 1526.

01:13

Listening from Broadface.

01:16

Quest for all committee.

01:20

Got panel showing,

01:22

duct detector, room 2216, one-up to investigate.

01:29

First of copies.

01:32

Room 2216, activation.

01:33

Activation, 15:48, number.

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Location mentioned:

Sports Medicine Bldg, W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220

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