False fire alarm at residential property in Durham, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm activation at a residential property near Wall Street and Avondale Drive in Durham. Upon arrival, they found no smoke or fire and a locked crawl space with no signs of danger. The homeowner confirmed there was no fire emergency and no one was currently at the property.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
02:49
Transcript:
00:00
515.19.
00:11
Cut Johnson.
00:17
I tried to call the number for the key holder.
00:20
I want to strike the voicemail.
00:24
I want to strike the voicemail.
00:31
Wall Street and Avondale Drive, Squad 1.
00:41
Pops, two option, two.
00:51
511, come in.
00:55
You're here.
00:59
Windows, we don't see any smoke.
01:02
I do see the alarm panel going off.
01:09
Simple, make your 360 and check the crawl space.
01:15
Sample.
01:17
Sample. The case is 11100.
01:28
Well, you didn't make the kind of thing with key hunter.
01:36
100, not yet.
01:42
Goodmore.
01:49
511, Skirmann.
01:53
Good.
01:55
We found the crawl space, but it has a lock on it.
01:59
The vents are open, we don't see any smoke.
02:04
Simple.
02:05
If you don't see any sign, smoking fire,
02:08
we're going to get out of here.
02:12
I'm going to make one more 360 just to confirm.
02:19
100 from communications.
02:22
100 will you? I'll say we'll make contact with the subscriber.
02:29
They lived there.
02:31
They just left about 10 minutes ago and there were no issues then.
02:36
I asked if someone was going to come back to let you guys in or verify.
02:42
And they said they were at a doctor's appointment and his wife was picking up grandchildren.
02:47
So I don't think anybody's coming back soon.
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Avondale Dr, Durham, NC
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