False fire alarm at Lowe's in Beckley, Beckley WV
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at Lowe's store in Beckley. It was a false alarm caused by the dry sprinkler system activating. Units helped store management reset the system and confirmed the alarm zones. The system was checked and cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Police, Bradley Fire and WV State Police
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00:28
Transcript:
00:00
Hello, Fire Command.
00:02
Hello, Fire Command.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:08
We've assisted the management here, Lowe's trying to reset the system.
00:12
We've actually had a dry system activate.
00:14
We've got the system green.
00:16
It's showing up on a CAD of zone 18.
00:18
It's showing up here as zone 19.
00:20
There might be a nuisance alarm coming from that.
00:23
That system is shut down.
00:24
The system is still up and running.
00:26
So I'm definitely trying for me and it's clear.
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Location mentioned:
N Eisenhower Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
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