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False fire alarm caused by fog machine at Halloween partyWheeling WV

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Near Wood St, Wheeling, WV 26003

A fire alarm was activated near Wood Street at Northwood but was found to be a false alarm caused by a fog machine used for a Halloween party. The fire response teams cleared the scene after resetting the alarm system.

Audio|Source: Wheeling Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
And the fire alarm activation, near Wood St, is for Northwood.
00:16
Tension.
00:22
Intention,
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engine 2, 5, ladder one, rescue 1, C8.
00:28
Fire alarm activation, near Wood St.
00:33
This will be from Northwood. General Fire time 10 or 4 use TAC 2.
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Five.
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End up new.
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Ladder 1.
00:46
Rescue.
00:50
Copy-dow units respondent.
00:56
Hey-8-0.
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Copy-0. Copy sick.
01:04
C8 on C,
01:06
um,
01:08
nothing showing, uh,
01:11
there are employees outside.
01:14
C8 on scene, not showing, employees outside. C8 on scene, not showing,
01:17
employees outside.
01:22
Is it just a two on C.
01:33
521.
01:38
3-2101.
01:41
3-2-101. 3-2-101. 5-1 to C8.
01:55
Good.
01:57
We have a report of a fog machine for a Halloween party that caused this on the other side of the building.
02:07
That's copied, coffee.
02:11
Tending to the latter one is the eight.
02:15
We copy, we're going to go text.
02:22
The attention to that's coffee you're going to check.
02:26
Engine 2 to C8.
02:30
Go ahead.
02:33
Sir, that is confirmed. They're having a Halloween party here with a smoke machine.
02:38
We can see one of the detectors off. You can clear all companies.
02:43
That's coffee, sir.
02:45
C8 dispatch, clear all companies but engine 2 until they get the system reset.
02:50
It's copy.
02:53
Rescue 1, engine 5.
02:56
C8 clear.
02:59
C8 to engine 2, it's good to let everybody back in.
03:03
Yes, sir, you leave 1.
03:06
That's coffee.
03:12
The next very, Leehock, see, I'll never reset it.
03:20
The latter one's in.
03:22
The latter one.
03:28
Digit five, two quarters.
03:30
All right.
03:36
The Leuchak, the Kenning.
03:40
Okay,
03:44
go ahead.
03:45
Sir, we're coming around the outside of the building. We'll meet you at the panel.
03:51
I'll see that.
03:59
Squad two to Wheeling.
04:01
Squad two wheeling, 11-0.
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Rescue one, Sam.
04:12
Rescue one.
04:13
Dispatch.
04:21
And,
04:24
sir, we reset the system.
04:28
However, these two are going to use their fog machine for their Halloween party.
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That comes in again, just let us know it will be one company call.

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Near Wood St, Wheeling, WV 26003

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