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False fire alarm at residential building near 72nd St, Newport News VA

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72nd St, Newport News, VA

A fire alarm went off at a one-story residential building near 72nd Street by Marshall Avenue and Wickham Avenue. Fire units responded but found no visible fire or smoke. The alarm was determined to be a false activation, so additional emergency resources were canceled.

Audio|Source: Newport News Fire
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Transcript:
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Agent 7, residential fire alarm,
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7.05, 72nd, cross streets, Marshall and Wickham.
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Agent 7, Tower 7, respond to priority, commercial,
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residential fire alarm, 7.05, 72nd Street, cross-street, Marshall Avenue, Wickham Avenue.
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Evidence, area of activation of smoke detector.
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You can bring us to Engine 7.
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Engine 7 is on team, one story, residential, nothing shown.
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We'll do that scene.
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That's them for the residential.
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A lot of them to cancel the dispatch.
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I copy. Go ahead, uh, cancel Tower 7. I'll go ahead and cancel Tower 7. Have more Tower 7, copy.
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Copy. Copy.

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