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False alarm at residential address caused by candle lightingChesapeake VA

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Near Hawthorne Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23325

Fire units were dispatched to a reported house fire near Hawthorne Drive. Upon arrival, the fire was found to be a false alarm caused by someone trying to light a candle, which set off the alarm.

Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 4, Middick 1, Virginia Beach Engine, Ladder 2, EMF1, and Rest 215.
00:10
Residential structure fire, near Hawthorne Drive, timeout, 0849.
00:25
Italian 1, Rescue 15, Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 4, Ladder 2, EMS1, Medic1, respond the District 311, near Pothorn Drive, crossing Davis Avenue for residential structure fire.
00:38
All units respond on TAC 2, TAC2 assigned at 0850.
00:55
Engine 5, courtesy call, near Greenfield Lane, timeout, 0851.
01:05
0851. Engine 515, Refunders 517, near Greenfield Lane crossing Millbrook arch, per courtesy call, timeout executual.
01:18
Engine one's in route.
01:22
Okay, 0501.
01:28
Engine 4, I think engine 4 is your partner.
01:33
Very 52.
01:40
Ladder 2 is on tag 2.
01:48
March 3, Chesapeake.
01:50
March 3 is on scene near Hawthorne.
02:00
There's nothing showing from the front right now being command.
02:18
You can downgrade everybody that's in the route.
02:21
She was trying to light a candle and it set the alarm off.
02:27
Okay, copy all your phone.
02:28
You can downgrade your phone.
02:32
You can clear everybody except for the first engine myself.
02:41
Okay, copy all you, extension, engine 3 and Marshall 3.
02:44
Return if I is attached.
02:51
Virginia Beach in Pennsylvania, if we copy direct, we return to Virginia Beach.
02:58
I'm directed. I'm direct.
02:59
Good you.
03:04
The commercial 3, you want to clear.
03:09
There's live.
03:10
You can clear. Talk to you.

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Near Hawthorne Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23325

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