Accidental fire alarm triggered by shower steam, Matthews NC


A fire alarm was activated near Idlewild Road by steam from a shower. The alarm was determined to be accidental and no fire was found. Emergency responders returned to service after confirming the cause.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Mail stationers 1-2, Fireland Activation.
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Near Idlewild Rd near Margaret Wallace Road, Lindsay Lane, spawned on opt 6, 10-out 556.
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Yeah, this is for each round.
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Pallinger 3-2-4.
00:23
There was a draft.
00:29
Middle-outer one more. He'll be a lot of one tomorrow.
00:35
He's responding near Idlewild.
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He was his own 10 hallway smoke protector.
00:47
Radish towers once in a quarter of the 644.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:59
So far,
01:03
I think we still have just a little bit more walking to do.
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We haven't found anything activated yet.
01:12
Okay, you can stand down which is a detector on the fourth floor.
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Command 35, Robert.
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Go ahead.
01:27
Get in the reset, please.
01:34
All right. All right,
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man.
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You can place it under control.
01:43
It's going to be an accidental activation.
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All companies are going to return to service shortly.
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Ten for a man. Full time, sixteen hundred.
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Man, special.
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Frank, go ahead.
02:02
Control time, steam from the shower set it off.
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You can't find you further and show me in engine 3 back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Near Idlewild Rd, Matthews, NC 28105
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