Fire alarm triggered at VCU campus residence hall, Richmond VA


A fire alarm was activated at a residence hall on VCU campus near West Broad Street and Broad and Belvidere. Multiple fire units responded to a four-story apartment complex where a fire was visible on one side. The cause and exact point of alarm activation were under investigation.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, engine 6, engine 10, Truck 3, and battalion 1.
00:04
Fire alarm.
00:05
700, West Broad Street, at Broad and Belvidere Apartments, VCU Campus.
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Engine 5, engine 6, engine 10, Truck 3, and battalion 1.
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Fire alarm.
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700, West Broad Street, at Broad and Belvidere Apartments, VCU Campus.
00:21
Cross Streets are Munford Street and Gilmard Street.
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OnTAC channel 2.
00:25
Timeout, 0443.
00:27
Town on companies en route to 700 West Broad Street, Broad and Belvidere, Residence Hall for the general fire alarm.
00:33
It's a unknown point activation.
00:35
Showing all companies in route 044 hours.
00:37
5th arrived. 4-story apartment complex, like a visible fire at the side.
00:40
Do you have a visual alarm going off? We'll have command.
00:42
Copy 85 on the scene, 4-story apartment complex, something visible on the opposite side.
00:48
Do you have a visual alarm going off? We'll be investigating now in command 0447.
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Location mentioned:
Richmond, VA 23220
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