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Cooking incident triggers false fire alarm on McKinley

Heard on: Tacoma Fire
03:52
00:00
Battalion Two, Pacific and Thirty Eighth.
audio iconFire & Arson
McKinley, Tacoma, WA 98404
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke at an apartment complex on McKinley Avenue. The call was upgraded to a commercial structure fire, but firefighters determined the situation was caused by an oven left on unattended. There was no active fire and no injuries were reported.

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