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Fire alarm at Montana Towers with no active fireWheeling WV

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Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm triggered at Montana Towers near Market Street. Multiple fire units responded but found no active fire. Possible burnt food detected on an upper floor. The alarm was reset after the scene was checked.

Audio|Heard on: Wheeling Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:51
Transcript:
00:00
The alarm activation.
00:01
This is at Montana Towers, near Market Street.
00:13
Attention engine 2,
00:15
Rescue 1,
00:18
Montana Towers, near Market Street.
00:21
Have a general fire alarm, zone 1, 1804, tac channel 2, tac 2.
00:28
Dispatch.
00:32
?
00:35
10-10. 105 respond.
00:38
What?
00:39
Rescue first. Rescue first morning.
00:45
C3 and 89.
00:46
6108.
00:48
C3-108.
00:49
188.
00:55
Hey, he's doing dispatches.
00:57
I'm going to be out of the billets for a few minutes.
00:58
I'll advise when back in.
01:03
Pressure ones on scene 8 story.
01:05
Rich structure, nothing showing.
01:06
We'll be going in to check.
01:09
Pressure on scene, nothing showing, check.
01:18
C3 on scene.
01:22
C3 on scene.
01:33
Engine 2 on scene.
01:39
Yeah, 93 dispatch.
01:41
93, go ahead.
01:46
I'm not sure if I told you, but I'm clear from that Mayo Street.
01:49
You can put me out of service.
01:51
That's work.
01:56
Question 1C3, we have a fort 8,4 burnt food will want us to check.
02:03
C3 copies burnt food, upper floor going to check.
02:11
Operable. Here you all.
02:18
Engine two to rescue one.
02:19
Go ahead, engine two to rescue one.
02:27
We're going to stage down here at the rigs.
02:30
Cam will be at the alarm panel to reset when needed.
02:38
Mr. Five, one seat.
02:42
Mr. Five, one seat.
02:43
Mr. Five, one thing.
02:47
Waterfoot, put.
02:49
Rescue one engine two, we coffee.

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Location mentioned:
Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003

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Incident Timeline

  1. Burnt Food Identified as Source
  2. Investigation and Cause Identified
  3. Fire Units Arrive On Scene
  4. Fire Alarm Reported at Montana Towers

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