False commercial fire alarm at Dawson Hall due to appliance, Williamsburg VA


Fire department responded to a commercial fire alarm at Dawson Hall on Richmond Road. The building was being evacuated when firefighters found no visible fire outside. The cause was identified as a faulty flat iron, and the emergency response was canceled.
Audio|Source: Williamsburg Fire Dispatch
02:7
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion Pan, Power Pan, and Lapt 31. Response line. Fire Commercial[1]. WM.D. Dawson Hall. At 300, Richmond Drove. In a Tijuana, 29.
00:13
Entropton, go ahead. You can add me to that sign at Dalton Hall. If you have a James City engine, you can drop them from the Thomas. Ken forage. You can show myself Tower Tenorraving. You can show myself Tower 10 arriving. Three-story. Don't want none of them showing from the exterior. Buildings in the process being evacuated.
00:43
Investigating move, we'll be operating on track one. Story building, nothing showing, building in the middle of evacuating, operating on Pack 1. 10.30. Engine tension route, part 4% up.
01:12
WMD Dawson Hall, at 300, Richmond Road. Unity Timeout 1031.
01:41
Long fit off due to a flat iron. We're going for the reset. You can cancel the rest of the assignment.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire Commercial: Commercial property fire response
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Location mentioned:
300D Richmond Rd Dawson Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23186
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