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False fire alarm triggered by cooking in dormitory, Blacksburg VA

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Blacksburg, VA 24061

A fire alarm was activated at Hoke Hall on Virginia Tech campus but was caused by cooking food without any actual fire.

Audio|Source: Montgomery County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Blacksburg Fire Department,
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Fire alarm, Hoke Hall, near Washington Street Southwest,
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Cross the Beamer-Wainton Street, operate BFD1, 2040.
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You respond to Hoke Hall near Washington Street for a fire alarm showing second floor section Bravo,
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Zulu, November 6th.
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104 en route.
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104, soon we are just called in advising that someone was cooking food and they said the alarm off.
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104, thank you.

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Blacksburg, VA 24061

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