False fire alarm at residential building in South Whitehall, Allentown PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at a three-story residence in South Whitehall Township. The building was evacuated, but the alarm was confirmed to be false by a keyholder, and no fire was found.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
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Transcript:
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Near East Lexington Street, Cross Street of South Ellsworth Street, Salford Street, automatic fire alarm.
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Station 20, Southway Township.
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Near East Lexington Street, Cross Street of South Elisbury Street, automatic fire alarm.
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Responding.
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Tad4-220 came in as a second floor fire slash carbon monoxide detector.
00:30
Two-pointing, release.
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County.
00:37
Any utility, 20?
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Utility 20.
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Responding, I have the additional.
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T-4, Utility 20.
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20.
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Near 1836.
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In the area of live and goods, near Riverview Drive,
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they're saying one vehicle that has a smashed up front end unknown what they hit and it's unknown injuries.
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Copy County, thank you.
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The three story, normatory style residence that's been evacuated, people are out front.
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Nothing showing site alpha, side Bravo, Hamilton Street Command.
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Keyholder, my name is (name withheld), on location air, to get proper code to the long committee where you're requesting and cancel.
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Copy, Cottle.
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I also said they got a proper code from a key holder for a false alarm as well.
01:57
False alarm on the fire or fault the fire in the burglar?
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Chief 20 looks to beat both, but they specifically said the fire alarm was set off by calling your incident.
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Hold for myself to be told E20 and you can hold the end to that quarter.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Lexington St, Allentown, PA 18103
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