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Smoke detector goes off with faint barbecue smell indoors, Ithaca NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/16/2025 01:10 PM (PDT)

Near Farm St, Ithaca, NY 14850

A smoke detector is sounding at a home where the resident, who cannot see, smells a faint barbecue odor but has all windows closed.

Audio|Source: Tompkins County Sheriff and Ithaca Police Dispatch

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Transcript:
Inns 203 I'm going to purview going towards 112 Farm Street with IFD it's going to be a smoke detector that's going off. She can smell a faint smell of what may be a barbecue but all her windows are closed and she's completely blind.

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