Fire alarm triggered at Chase Hall Dining Center, Chapel Hill NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 07:28 AM

Near Ridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

A fire alarm was activated at Chase Hall Dining Center near Ridge Road, Stadium Drive, and Manning Drive. Fire units responded but found no visible fire or smoke at the dining facility. The alarm panel was checked to investigate the cause.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 32, Carverill Ladder 1, Battalion 4, 320, Ridge Road at Chase Hall Dining Center.

00:08

Fire alarm.

00:09

Engine 32, Carverall ladder 1, Battalion 4, 320, Ridge Road, at Chase Hall Dining Center.

00:17

Fire alarm.

00:18

Cross Street Stadium Drive and Manning Drive.

00:21

Ops 2[1]. Time out 10.30.

00:28

Communication for a Lider 1-2.

00:32

Lighter 1.

00:35

If you would show it staging,

00:38

please.

00:43

C.F.4 is en route. The Rams Head Dining for the fire alarm.

00:56

Are you 24 en route 1031?

01:03

32 is responding.

01:06

NG 32, copy, in route 1032.

01:10

UNCF4 on scene,

01:13

nothing showing from the multi-sori dining facility.

01:18

U.S.S. and 4 is going to the alarm panel.

01:26

1824, Region Road.

01:28

Sick person.

01:29

Cross Street Scarlet Drive and Cooper Street.

01:32

Up 1. Time of 1032.

01:35

D.L. 32 years, respond to a 33-year-old male...

01:39

...is been vomiting all night...

01:42

...pain in his abdomen in his back.

01:49

...last 32 copies. Can you also show us en route? Accident we had arrived.

01:55

Copy on Route 1033.

02:01

Thank you very much. So, thank you. 32 beyond the screen.

02:09

Nature 32, I'm seeing on Westgate, 1035.

02:16

Forest finding unit she can cook back routine.

02:18

Right now, I'm hearing that we have a burnt bagel.

02:22

All of ours further.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (radio channel assignment)

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Near Ridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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