Lightning causes multiple fire alarms at building complex, Cape Coral FL
Fire & ArsonMultiple fire alarms went off in nearly every zone of a building complex, likely caused by a lightning strike. Security checked the buildings and found no immediate hazards. Responders cleared the buildings and attempted to reset the fire alarm system.
Audio|Source: Lee County and Cape Coral Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Are you guys at the worship center?
00:04
Negative. I'm at the Joy building with security.
00:06
Probably. They don't know the code.
00:14
No, they advise to try one, two, three, four, one, one, one, and none of that's working right now.
00:18
Copy that. On the fire alarm panel is to describe a location with a fire alarm maybe, so we can, I'll bus get it.
00:23
I mean, I have 15 alarms triggered right now in almost every zone.
00:27
Copy. Okay. Security said he walked the building and he thinks it was struck by lightning.
00:30
16 is you had 13.
00:32
Good. They're showing multiple full station alarms in the annex behind the Joy building.
00:36
I'll be able to check off the annex behind the Joy building.
00:38
Arm. At 4221, Othello Lane.
00:42
Respond on this batch 2.
00:43
Medic 3.
00:46
Medic 28. Medical.
00:48
At Aspire on Santa Barbara, 216, Santa Barbara Boulevard.
00:52
Respond on dispatch 2.Metic 28.
00:55
Medic 31 and Rescue 3.
00:57
Medical. At 193, Cavalor Court, respond on dispatch 2.
01:01
Medic 31 and Rescue 3.
01:03
We've controlled Medicaid 18.
01:04
Medicaid 18.
01:05
Can you show us back in service, regular response?
01:08
Copy.
01:09
Medicaid 18 and ladder 54.
01:11
Motor vehicle collision at 155, Alico Road.
01:15
Respond on dispatch 3.
01:16
Medicaid 18 and ladder 54.
01:18
Just confirming you copy scene secure as well.
01:21
Copy scene secure.
01:22
Yes sir.
01:23
Seems like it's due to lighting strike.
01:24
We're clear in the building now.
01:25
Looks like there's no hazards as of now.
01:27
I would go ahead and clear the other unit we can handle.
01:29
Copy, thank you.
01:30
Can you try and reset the alarm and see if it'll,
01:32
if it re-alarms, if it comes down to just one?
01:34
We tried to reset it a few times, but it might be messed up from the lightning strike.
01:38
That's why we're clearing the building just to make sure it's nothing, but so far it's been nothing.
01:42
We've already cleared one whole building and we're finishing up on the second one now.
01:45
Copy that, thank you.
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Cape Coral, FL
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