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Smoke in restroom triggers false alarm near Coxe Ave, Asheville NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/22/2025 05:11 PM

Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Coxe Avenue in Asheville. Investigation found smoke coming from the restroom, but no actual fire. The alarm was reset and the assignment was canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire

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01:57

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion One, Ladder One, Squad One, Engine Thirteen, Engine One.

00:05

Near Coxe Avenue.

00:07

Fire alarm.

00:09

Battalion One, Ladder One, Squad One, Engine Thirteen, Engine One.

00:14

Near Coxe Avenue.

00:16

Fire alarm!

00:18

Sears Alley and Aston Street.

00:20

On fire three.

00:26

Tell you when they're out.

00:30

Copy Battalion One en route.

00:31

We're going to be on fire three.

00:38

Okay, from Battalion One.

00:43

Go ahead Battalion One.

00:46

I'm seeing the bus stop, nothing showing.

00:48

Battalion One's out for investigation offensive.

00:50

Hold your assignment.

00:51

Battalion One, Cox Avenue command.

00:56

Copy that. On scene of the bus stop, nothing shown.

00:58

Investigating the offensive.

01:00

Hold the assignment. We'll have command at 2015.

01:03

Rider one, low.

01:04

Squad one, low.

01:06

Copy squad one, low one.

01:12

Communication from command, follow up.

01:18

This is how you go.

01:19

Go ahead, we'll be on fire three.

01:24

From command, follow up.

01:27

Go ahead.

01:29

Three hundred and sixty is not complete.

01:30

This is smoke in the women's restroom.

01:32

There is no emergency.

01:33

Cancel the assignment with the exception of Ladder One, Squad One.

01:38

Copy that. No emergency cancellation without the exception of yourself on squad one.

01:47

Communication Cox Avenue Command.

01:51

Go ahead.

01:54

Alarms reset.

01:55

Command's terminated.

01:56

County one's clear and available.

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Location mentioned:

Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

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