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False fire alarm at Richmond office building, Richmond VA

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Near Altamont Ave, Richmond, VA 23230

A fire alarm was triggered at an office building near Altamont Avenue in Richmond. Responding officers found the alarm was caused by a faulty machine and there was no actual fire. The incident was a false alarm at Pyramid Studios Incorporated.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Altamont Avenue at Pyramid Studios Incorporated.
00:03
Engine 10, engine 19, truck 7, and Battalion 1.
00:08
Fire alarm.
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Near Altamont Avenue, at Pyramid Studios Incorporated.
00:14
Cross streets are Norfolk Street and Patton Avenue.
00:17
On tap Channel 2.
00:19
Timeout, 1226.
00:26
From Battalion 2.
00:27
I'm in quarters.
00:29
Am I closer than Battalion 1? I don't know where they could be.
00:34
Sure, I've been talking about this closer.
00:39
Okay, no further.
00:45
18 to Richmond.
00:50
18, go ahead.
00:54
Mark 18 out of service to the fire training academy.
00:59
12, 29 hours.
01:05
It's pretty short en route near Altamont Avenue with a smoke detector alarm,
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regulation point.
01:15
Bill's coming in, advise a keyholder, gave proper code, advise a false alarm,
01:20
companies around 1230.
01:26
The intent is on seeing one story office building, middle of the row.
01:30
We do have someone commanding out front.
01:31
We'll be going to investigate and have Altamont Command.
01:36
Agent Tittle will see,
01:38
full story office building,
01:41
meeting a representative.
01:42
Will the investigate have for me in 1231?
01:49
From Ultimmon? From Ultima?
01:53
Altamont, command.
01:57
Confirm, the alarm was set off by a fault machine.
01:59
Agent Teng Graham.
02:03
(name withheld), it's intended to hit them.
02:06
Agent Tender Hizzle, Ultimine, or other's return of service, 1232.

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Near Altamont Ave, Richmond, VA 23230

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