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Mall fire alarm caused by broken sprinkler line

Heard on: Asheville Fire
01:53
00:00
Battalion One, Engine Eight, Ladder Eight, Engine Nine, Tanker Twelve.
audio iconFire & Arson
S Tunnel Rd Suite F5, Asheville, NC 28805
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Fire crews were sent to a fire alarm at a business near South Tunnel Road and Asheville Mall. Dispatch reported a second call stating that water was coming out of the former McAllister’s location. Units arrived at the mall, found no visible fire, and investigated. They confirmed that a broken sprinkler line at the old McAllister’s was causing the water flow and the alarm, and other responding units were canceled.

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