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False fire alarm activated at local school, Grinnell IA

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Montezuma Community School District, IA

A fire alarm was triggered at Montezuma Community School District in Iowa. After staff and fire personnel inspected the scene, it was confirmed the alarm was accidental and no fire was present.

Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
One from county.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:05
We have an alarm going off at Montezuma School.
00:13
Okay. Does it specify a room or anything?
00:17
Or what kind of alarm it is?
00:23
Doesn't.
00:25
One.
00:30
Okay, I'm headed up there.
00:35
Ten four.
00:41
Kenny Six, I'll be around from the office. Can you try to call somebody at the school,
00:47
see if they can answer what's going on?
00:51
Six of my partners on the phone with the school. We were trying to figure it out.
00:54
They called the school and she advised that the radio is going off. Somebody must accidentally bump something.
01:02
The fire department is there.
01:05
They're also checking it out.

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Montezuma Community School District, IA
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