False alarm triggered by student at elementary school, Valdese NC
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An elementary school panic alarm was accidentally triggered by a student pressing it with a chair. The alarm was false and no emergency was found.
Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
25-304 Amstreet, Valdese Elementary School, reference alarm activation.
00:05
The panic, cold-up alarm, zone 16, unknown location.
00:11
Can't warn out from karma.
00:14
10.
00:20
1238, 75 from Sterling.
00:24
24. 24.
00:26
Okay, medical.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:36
As you unit routine traffic, we find.
00:42
If you go long run.
00:45
Burke, you've got secondary on this 75,
00:49
75 U.S. 64.
00:50
I've got construction down here and see if they're in this or not.
01:00
To be a 20-year-old male.
01:03
They are working on the side of the road.
01:05
Leguiz ran over by a machine.
01:07
No bleeding.
01:12
Four seconds five brush one on saying advise the crew they're going to have to get into the safe zone to get down here to where the patients have.
01:24
I'm going to advise you're going to need to get in the safe zone.
01:38
My apologies crew too.
01:44
1235 to 1238.
01:46
I did speak with the keyholder who advised that a student had pressed the panic alarm using her chair.
01:52
1022.
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Location mentioned:
Praley St NW, Valdese, NC 28690
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