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Heard on: Licking County Public Safety · 1/12/2026 05:58 AM
Fire crews respond to commercial alarm near Smith’s Mill Rd
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a potential commercial fire alarm activation near Smith’s Mill Road in the New Albany area. Multiple engines and battalions arrived at a large two-story commercial building, which was being evacuated after visual and audible alarms were triggered. Crews were investigating with nothing visible from the outside at initial arrival.