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Fire alarm activated at vacant house with no fire 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Hopkins Rd, Richmond, VA 23234
Fire units responded to a fire alarm at a vacant and boarded-up house. They found no fire or danger after inspecting the area, though the smoke alarm was sounding.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:39

Transcript:
Engine 22, and truck 8. Fire alarm. (name withheld). Engine 22 and truck 8. Fire alarm. (name withheld). Cross streets are Warwick Road in Rusk Avenue. On tap Channel 2. Time, out, 1830. Truck 8 from engine 22. Go ahead. There's a reporter to CADNosis showing us that this alarm has been gone off for the past six hours. Continue your response but reduce your response back to non-emerging. Sorry, a copy, responding to non-emergency. Sir, was just called in by civilian or was just called in by an alarm monitoring company? It was called in by civilian, a first-party caller that's on the scene. I just wanted to receive. We'll be arriving shortly, apologize. Contact Channel 2. Timeout, 1832. when it's almost seen with a one-and-a-half story Cape Cod, the house is boarded up as if it's vacant. Can you advise further and get in contact with the 911 caller, have them meet us? That's why I got me showing on team with a half-story Cape Cod. Building looks vacant. I'll make contact with the complaint. 22 for a merchant. And just wanted to go ahead. I attempted to make contact with the complaint twice and both times once a voicemail. I do not have her GPS location. Intert2 received. TruckA from into 22, return of service. Drug A copy, return, sir. Returned service. Pritcher from into 22, this is going to be a boarded up house of bacon. Utilities have already been shut off. vacant boarded uphouse utilities already been shut off 1836 hours. From into 22. I just pointed to go ahead. Yes, sir. All the doors and windows have been heavily fortified. We don't even have any opening to see what possibly swatters or somebody homeless has been trying to take up residence in the vacant property. There is an active smoke alarm going off. We don't have any way to make entry. We don't have any signs of anything on the exterior. In the 22 is returning the service. 22, I copy. Returning service, 1830 hours. Return from 22. Also, if this call comes back in, check with the 911 caller. They're building the news.

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Near Hopkins Rd, Richmond, VA 23234
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