Burnt popcorn triggers fire alarm at restaurant

Heard on: Lancaster County PA Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Lancaster Township, 3579 West Newport Road at the Clean House Restaurant for a fire alarm.

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Engine 442, pumper tanker 403, tower 40 at 1837.

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County Chief 44, I'll be around.

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Chief 44, okay.

00:15

Coming into zone 24, room (number withheld) through 103 smoke.

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Don't contact me.

00:22

Okay.

00:25

County tower 46.

00:28

Okay, tower 46.

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All right, pumper tanker 403 responding.

00:44

Pumper tanker 403 , okay.

00:47

County engine 442 , okay.

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Engine 4042 , okay.

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County assistant 44 , I am on scene and nothing showing.

01:03

Two story commercial.

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Assistant 40 .

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Two-story commercial, nothing

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showing. 1841.

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Assistant 44 from county.

01:16

Okay, county.

01:19

The alarm company did just call back.

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They spoke with a keyholder named (name withheld) who was to be on scene there.

01:24

Confirmed it was burnt popcorn.

2026-10-19 22:37 UTC

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W Newport Rd, Ronks, PA 17572

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a restaurant on West Newport Road in Lancaster Township. Smoke was reported in several rooms, but crews found nothing showing. The alarm company later confirmed the cause was burnt popcorn.

Burnt popcorn triggers fire alarm at restaurant

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