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False fire alarm at hotel caused by laundry activity, Ames IA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/2/2025 06:16 AM

Ames, IA

Fire department responded to an automatic fire alarm at a hotel in Ames, Iowa. The alarm was caused by activity in the laundry room and was determined to be false. The fire alarm was disregarded after investigation.

Audio|Source: City of Ames Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Automatic alarm.

00:02

Truck 1. near South 17th Street.

00:06

Cross of Golden Aspen Drive and South Kellogg Avenue, F.P.A.C.1.

00:13

Automatic alarm.

00:15

near South Frederickink Street, F.P.A.C.1.

00:33

TOW-1.

00:35

Trial 1, Route 311-717, please.

00:45

Copy. I was showing the first floor in common area smoke detector.

00:53

Walk out this first floor for common area.

01:00

This is in Tower One, you can disregard the alarm at the Marriott, the Pothills Alarm,

01:06

caused by the laundry room.

01:11

Power 1, copy.

01:12

See, so with Tower 1 is available.

01:16

Okay, thank you.

01:17

You can't know, record.

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