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Fire alarm triggered by cooking near South 3rd and Chestnut, Harrisburg PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
S 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered near South 3rd Street and Chestnut Street. The alarm may be related to cooking in a nearby apartment unit. The exact apartment number is unclear. Multiple callers reported the fire alarm activation.

Audio|Heard on: Dauphin PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Box 1-130 South 3rd Street, 1-130 South 3.
00:03
Anywhereth apartment.
00:06
Okay.
00:07
I'm not sure what apartment.
00:09
Chestnut Street and Mulberry Street
00:12
A fire alarm class 1.
00:14
Squad 8, Wagon 4, Chief 8.
00:17
Ladder 2, Tower 1, 15,
00:20
correction 1758.
00:23
Latter 34, I have no idea what your methods was because you step on me.
00:28
Power 35 is going to handle that 36 spot so you can show us in service.
00:34
Okay.
00:36
Wagon, 4.
00:38
Here Wagon, 4.
00:40
Here's the neighbor is, 1.30 South Thursday, 1-130 South 3.
00:44
I'm honestly not sure what apartment is, because the call-taker entered apartment (number withheld), which is probably not a real apartment number.
00:52
I'm going to see if I can verify that.
00:54
Advisor, fire alarm went off due to cooking, and then there was another caller reporting the same fire ops, too.

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Location mentioned:
S 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101

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