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False commercial fire alarm caused by outdoor barbecueTexarkana AR

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Texarkana, AR 71854

A commercial fire alarm was reported at R-Tex Commons near North State Line in Texarkana, Arkansas. Fire units responded and investigated, receiving reports of a train possibly on fire near East Broad Street traveling eastbound. Later, the alarm was confirmed to be false, caused by an outdoor barbecue set off the smoke detector.

Audio|Source: Texarkana, Arkansas and Texas Fire Departments
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Central Arkansas Engine 2 and Engine 5, same by received tone, commercial fire alarm, near North State Line, R-Tex Commons.
00:22
Central Arkansas Engine 2, Engine 5, neutral commercial fire alarm, near North State Line at the R-Tex Commons, showing smoke detector in the laundry room, signals clear at ATO-1.
00:40
DGETA is responded from Arkansas Blue Board and North-Spect-Bow.
00:48
GFI responding.
00:51
Both units flying a Tijuana.
00:58
Central to Arkansas Battalion 1, Truck 1, Engine 4, Engine 3.
01:02
Stay by a receipt, tell them for a train that is still moving that's possibly on fire near East Broad.
01:23
Central to Arkansas, the Tyne 1, Truck 1, Engine 4, Engine 3, needs route to a train that is possibly on fire near East Broad.
01:30
It is still traveling eastbound at 30 miles per hour.
01:33
They are picking up speed.
01:34
We are notifying Union Pacific.
01:36
They're repeating Arkansas, the Italian 1, Truck 1, Engine 4, Engine 3, and Eadrout, to a train that's possibly on fire near East Broad.
01:43
It is still traveling.
01:44
It's a piece down at 30 miles per hour, but it is picking up speed.
01:47
Union Pacific is being notified.
01:49
Central is clear at 1803.
01:51
They're buzzing. Card from the front.
01:56
Engine 2B, near North State Line, two-story motels, got lines of what's showing.
02:04
Engine to be a station, state line command.
02:09
You're very responding.
02:13
Tell you one respond.
02:19
Meaning for responding.
02:21
Could you re-notify us on what direction the train is traveling?
02:27
That's affirmative the train is traveling eastbound.
02:31
Say.
02:35
My command.
02:36
This is going to be the way outdoor barbecue and set the alarm off.
02:39
It's going to be a false one.
02:40
You can apply to all responding here.
02:42
Inspecting service.

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