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False fire alarm triggered by hair straightener at campus hall, West Long Branch NJ

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Cedar Hall, West Long Branch, NJ 07764

A fire alarm at Cedar Hall on campus was triggered accidentally by a hair straightener, with no actual fire or smoke detected.

Audio|Heard on: Middletown and Monmouth County Bayshore Towns Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Update from campus police.
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No smoke, no fire, possibly set off by hair straightener.

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Location mentioned:
Cedar Hall, West Long Branch, NJ 07764

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