Fire alarm activated at unoccupied house, no fire found, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFire crew responded to a fire alarm at a house that seemed empty. They found no fire or smoke. The alarm was probably triggered by a pot left on the stove, possibly boiling water.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
02:39
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engine 2 in the truck, fire alarm activation, believed to be 1-30 College Ave, between Bull Street and Mitchell Street. Callers at 125 sits across the street. Believe the building is unoccupied. Pass forward, Ithaca Station, 1-Engine 2, and the truck, 1-30 College Ave between Bull Street and Mitchell Street. For a report of a fire alarm activation, believe the building is unoccupied. Time now is 1959. Engine 2 is in medium, two-story residential. There's nothing showing from Alpha Side. We'll be offensive strategy investigating. Hold the assignment. Copy engine 2-2, you're on seeing nothing showing condition. You'll be in the offensive strategy. Truck's in, Level Uno. Copy on the Level 1, truck. And floor 1, activated detector in the hallway is going to reset. Copy you got an activated smoke detector. You'll be set. With a reset, all downtown smoke detector will be set. With a reset, all downtown units can pick up in return. to. Go ahead and two. We did walk through floor one just to be sure. Nobody's home. There was a pot on the stove with nothing and it looks like maybe they were boiling water or something. Probably the cause. No odors, no smoke, anything like that.
engine 2 in the truck, fire alarm activation, believed to be 1-30 College Ave, between Bull Street and Mitchell Street. Callers at 125 sits across the street. Believe the building is unoccupied. Pass forward, Ithaca Station, 1-Engine 2, and the truck, 1-30 College Ave between Bull Street and Mitchell Street. For a report of a fire alarm activation, believe the building is unoccupied. Time now is 1959. Engine 2 is in medium, two-story residential. There's nothing showing from Alpha Side. We'll be offensive strategy investigating. Hold the assignment. Copy engine 2-2, you're on seeing nothing showing condition. You'll be in the offensive strategy. Truck's in, Level Uno. Copy on the Level 1, truck. And floor 1, activated detector in the hallway is going to reset. Copy you got an activated smoke detector. You'll be set. With a reset, all downtown smoke detector will be set. With a reset, all downtown units can pick up in return. to. Go ahead and two. We did walk through floor one just to be sure. Nobody's home. There was a pot on the stove with nothing and it looks like maybe they were boiling water or something. Probably the cause. No odors, no smoke, anything like that.
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Location mentioned:
Near College Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
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