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Fire alarm caused by burnt food smell in dormitory, Vermillion SD

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Norton Hall, 400 N Pine St, Vermillion, SD 57069

A fire alarm was activated at a dormitory building named Norton Hall due to a smell of burnt food on the third floor. Fire units responded and found no signs of fire on arrival. The situation was under investigation with evacuation in progress as a precaution.

Audio|Source: Vermillion Public Safety
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
To you base squad.
00:02
Can you face out the fire department to Burgess Hall for a full fire alarm?
00:08
Can't force?
00:10
Hello.
00:13
I'm running fire stand by with you to Burgess Hall for a full fire alarm.
00:38
Attention Vermillion Fire, attention to willing fire, please respond to Burgess Hall for a full fire alarm. Again, Rullying Fire, please respond to Burgess Hall for a full fire alarm. Page clear at 21.
01:01
Update prior alarm when the RA's called us. It sounds like it's just burned food maybe on the third floor of the Norton Hall.
01:09
Turn four.
01:17
Okay, I'm Senator, Chief One.
01:21
Chief One, go ahead.
01:26
Rout, Burgess Hall.
01:29
Just an update, UPD advised that it's going to now be in Norton, third floor,
01:35
a smell of burnt food.
01:38
Right, Norton, third floor.
01:53
Ladder One.
01:54
The ladder one's in route.
01:58
Paul or four?
02:01
Time four. 41.
02:02
37.
02:08
John Center, Chief One.
02:12
Chief One, go ahead.
02:17
The dormitory, nothing shown from two sides on approach.
02:20
Evacuation progress, be out on investigation. Chief One will have Pine Street Command.
02:25
Break, Ladder One, command.
02:27
If it's in Norton,
02:31
why don't you guys go down to the south parking lot, use your Knox Box key to access the building. I'm going to go to the alarm panel.
02:38
Ladder One copies.

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Norton Hall, 400 N Pine St, Vermillion, SD 57069

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