Fire alarm triggers evacuation at local elementary school, Columbia City IN


A fire alarm caused evacuation at Coesse Elementary School near South 500. The alarm was triggered by dust in the boiler room. No fire was found.
Audio|Source: Whitley County Fire Dispatch
02:39
Transcript:
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County 812, you can show me is on scene, evacuation in progress.
00:05
812 will hold Colesi command, switch all traffic to fireways on arrival.
00:10
Player 812, on scene, school evacuated, switching the light.
00:14
8.812.
00:15
811, go ahead.
00:16
The maintenance department is saying it's in the boiler room, stirring up to us, we're not sure if that's the clock soon.
00:21
You repeat your draft.
00:22
The alarm is coming from the boiler room, thinking that dust is what causes alarm.
00:29
So I'm heading in to go check that area out.
00:33
They're just wanting the building cleared before we, before they go back in.
00:37
So that's a period, I'll short.
00:38
Ladder 807.
00:40
En route, Grove, Phil.
00:43
Leather 807 and route to Coessie Elementary near South 500.
00:49
The county from Latter-807.
00:51
Latter-807.
00:52
Still arriving.
00:53
1023-8-7. The county fire, questions, Ann.
01:04
Question to me.
01:05
Question to me. Fire system is on test.
01:06
We're going to go ahead and retask it.
01:08
Make sure they found it was a fluffy smoke detector and the boiler room.
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Location mentioned:
Near S 500 E, Columbia City, IN 46725
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