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Exhaust fan fire causes light smoke at school restroom 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23463
A fire alarm sounded at a school due to smoke and a burning smell from an exhaust fan fire in an employee restroom. Firefighters responded and checked the area for fire spread.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
04:8

Transcript:
Page 21, go ahead. Hey, I've made this guy out here by the cafeteria. He's calling somebody to go up to the front and let you in, if you haven't made entry. He said city employees in the building doing something. He's not sure exactly what set the alarm off. Hey, 221 copies. I think we're at the back of the school and Agent 12 went to the front. Okay, copy that. Engine 12, do you copy transmission? Yeah, I copy. My recommendation, once you go inside, go to Channel 16, we lose comms inside. Engine 21 can get into the school. We need entry into the school. We're on Pack 3. Engine one. Can you clear the ladder up to take a fire alarm on sandalwood, I believe it is? Force dispatch now, but do that accident at Mistaco and Shore Drive traffic is backed up all the way to Pleasure House. Yeah, copy. Latter ones with me. They're going to clear. We'll handle this call. Okay, all of the dispatcher on 9-1. Okay, all of office dispatcher on scene, second engine, we'll get the connection. $25,000. We'll be seen. We'll be soon to meet the connection. Let's be see me for it. Investigating with the maintenance worker, alarm panels that employee restroom. Okay, engine tenant command. Very right. Can you upgrade this to a commercial fire? We approached the bathroom, cracked the door. and we have light smoke showing from the door and we do have a burning smell. Our best position for attack is loading dock on the C side. If engine 19[1] to drive around, you're going to be in a better position than engine 10[4]. Engine 19 copies we're around there now. Command engine 10 is be a working fire or do you just want to upgrade it for now? Upgrade it for now and we're going to stretch the line from 19 if needed. Engine 19 is 10 are you saying bravo side or trolley side loading? Yeah, it's going to be the seaside. If you turn into that driveway, there's a loading dock. Okay, copy that over here. In EMS4, respond for a structure fire[3], 5641, Indian River Road, CBN[2] Founders Inn, Cary 25. We have an exhaust fan on fire. Checking for extension now.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
engine 19: Fire Engine Unit
[2]
CBN: CBN Founders Inn (location)
[3]
structure fire: Active Fire Emergency
[4]
engine 10: Fire Engine Unit

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Location mentioned:
Near Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23463
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