Fire alarm triggers evacuation at city hotel, Richmond VA


A fire alarm was activated at the Quirk Hotel, a multi-story high-rise at 201 West Broad Street. Fire crews arrived on site and began investigating while the building was evacuated for safety.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, Engine 6, Truck 3, and Battalion 1.
00:05
Fire alarm 201, West Broad Street, at Cork Hotel.
00:10
Engine 5, engine 6, engine 10, truck 3 and battalion 1.
00:15
Fire alarm.
00:17
201, West Broad Street at Cork Hotel.
00:20
Cross Street, North Jefferson Street and North Madison Street.
00:24
On TAC Channel 2.
00:27
Timeout, 1856.
00:29
Turn all companies en route for the fire alarm, to come from the alarm company, 201 West Broad Street, the Quirk Hotel.
00:41
Point of activation is not indicated.
00:44
1557.
00:50
NJ5 is arriving, multi-store high-rise.
00:53
It will be evacuated.
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NJP5 has command will be investigated.
01:00
Mr.GV.5 is on the scene.
01:03
Multi-story high-rise, building be evacuated, and investigated with command 1858.
01:10
Ingesting 158.5 will have a system, a year and a half far big.
01:21
Mr. Brought Street command,
01:23
we're going to go down in the basement and find the panel. I'm going to go around and talk around.
01:27
A rabble battalion chief, can you monitor the talk around as well?
01:34
Battalion one copies, I'll be monitoring tackle around.
01:37
Mr. Covey's investigating basement. If you want to talk around 1,900 hours.
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