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Cooking sets off fire alarm at apartment building

Heard on: New Castle DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
00:49
00:00
We'll be operating as Bancroft Parkway command, investigating with Engine Six.
audio iconFire & Arson
N Bancroft Pkwy, Wilmington, DE
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Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a three-story multi-family building on North Bancroft Parkway. They investigated and found burnt toast from cooking had accidentally set off the alarm. There was no fire, no need for ventilation, and the situation was quickly brought under control while the alarm system was reset.

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