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Heard on: Van Wert OH Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/12/2026 12:20 PM
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Attention, fire department.
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This is Van Wert City Police Department receiving from New Way reference fire alarm at R Place, (number withheld) East Main, (number withheld) East Main Kitchen Hood.
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Fire alarm at restaurant on East Main St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, authorities responded to a possible kitchen hood fire alarm at a restaurant near East Main Street in Van Wert. The situation appears to have been confined to the restaurant kitchen area. Police and fire department units were alerted as a precaution.

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E Main St, Van Wert, OH 45891
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