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False fire alarm reported at veterans hospital 

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McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond, VA
A fire alarm was triggered at the veterans hospital, but crews found no fire or smoke. Ongoing technical issues are suspected.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:17

Transcript:
Every one, you're closer, I'll edge to the call. Engine 60, you can replace secret terms. Engine 21. Fire alarm. 1201, Broad Rock Boulevard, at McGuire Veterans Hospital. Engine 21. Fire alarm. 1201, Broad Rock Boulevard, at McGuire Veterans Hospital. Cross Streets or East Broad Rock Road and, Clover Lane. On tap channel 2. Timeout, 1715. So up to you, shine around to the one Barwalk Boulevard. Commercial fire alarm general activation sent over by the alarm company around 1716. Richmond, 22 is arrived at the VA Hospital, that's unevident. I'm command of Muscat. 22 unseen, Brock Boulevard Bala, VA hospital. Nothing evident. Has command investigating at 1717. Richmond from Broad Rock, man. From Broad Rock, ma'am. Broadrock, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Nobody seems to know where the point of activation is. I'm still investigating. We'll go check the other building. We've had problems with the other building. Next one down, so on the right, we'll check that for this case. Restor, thank you. We're from Broadrock Command. Broadroad Command. Go ahead. One of Activation's been located. It's going to be in the dental wing. We are still investigating no smoke or fire at this time. How about you're still investigating no smoke and fire? But your practice cutoff with building isn't going to be in? It's going to be the Dental Wing. I'm sorry. My traffic's broken. I'm going to be asked while has direception. Copy in the Dental Wing. 17.22 hours. Command from Battalion 3. I'll be monitoring, talk around if you guys need it. 17. 17. Return to service. 17.22 hours. Command from Battalion 3. I'll be monitoring, talk around if you guys need it. Tying 3 from Truck 10. Go ahead. Rishman. Truckton, go ahead. Chief, we're in the VA police office. and we see the panel. It's going off. There's a bunch of trouble alarms going off on this panel. Truck 10 from 22. The time 3 from truck 10, we checked the enunciated panel inside the Virginia Police Office. It's showing multiple alarm activations, multiple trouble alarms. It's been an ongoing situation. Novi. Engine 22 is trying to reach you. Turn it from 22. Go ahead, 22. I checked one of the areas over here in the dental wing that was alarming. There was no smoke or fire in here. If you guys want to try for a reset, if you can. I'll try for a reset. It's showing multiple trouble alarms. Apparently this has been going on for a while.

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