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False commercial fire alarm at Colts Lane building, Evansville IN
Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm at a building near Colts Lane was triggered by smoke detectors without any visible smoke or fire. Fire units responded and confirmed no fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Vanderburgh County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:32
Transcript:
00:00
Commercial fire alarm, near Colts Lane,
00:04
Engine 15, Engine 14,
00:06
1-1-1-1-1-19-1-1-1-1-1-1-16, 1 battalion 2.
00:10
Commercial fire alarm, near Colts Lane,
00:16
1-15,
00:17
1114,
00:18
1-1-1-1-1-1-16, one battalion 2.
00:23
Coordinates 1,800 East 2000 cell.
00:31
Injured 15.
00:34
Clear engine 15.
00:39
Engine 14 is around.
00:42
Clear engine 14.
00:44
The engine 1.
00:46
Clear engine 1.
00:48
Ladder 16 en route.
00:52
Clear lighter 16.
00:57
It's around to Colts Lane.
00:59
It's going to be for smoke detectors going off the apartment.
01:02
Board doesn't see any smoke is unknown why an alarm is going on.
01:05
Fire round one, fire round one.
01:12
Engine 15 on scene, two-story residential.
01:16
Nothing visible.
01:18
Engine 15 will check and advise.
01:24
Clear 15 to all their companies.
01:30
You can disregard engine 15 can handle.
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Location mentioned:
Colts Ln, Evansville, IN 47714
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