Fire alarm at cafe caused by suspected vaping smoke, Harrisonburg VA


A fire alarm was activated at Clementine Cafe near South Main Street, Harrisonburg, due to smoke detected in the basement. Fire responders found no active fire or flames and believed the smoke was caused by vaping. The building was evacuated as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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I. Automatic Fire Alarm.
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153. South Main Street, Harrisonburg.
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Engine 1, the Tower 1.
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Okay. Engine 4, and Battalion 4.
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Respond automatic fire alarm Clementine Cafe Ruby Spar-153.
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South Main Street, Harrisonburg, Cross Streets, Newman Avenue and West Bruce Street and East Bruce Street operate TAP 10.
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This will be on the Bravo side of the building.
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Okay. Okay.
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Any horse fun.
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The engine won the tower one.
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You can go in service, we got a mouse.
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Okay.
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No attention for responding.
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Clementine Cafe.
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153 South Main Street for a fire alarm showing basement smoke.
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No contact made with Ceeholder ECC is attempting the contact premise.
00:48
Correction, premise advising, no alarm is going off and everyone is evacuating.
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Engine 4, the Titan 4.
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Agent 4. No sign to smoke or flames.
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Press believed it was a vape.
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Okay, we're on seeing.
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We've got a single-story restaurant over a basement.
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Not that they're pretty side-out, Lieutenant Fierce County.
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Thank you for one location at a restaurant.
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Lieutenant...
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One in front of rain command.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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