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False fire alarm at fraternity on South Columbia St, Chapel Hill NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/24/2025 08:27 PM

Near S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Fire units responded to a commercial fire alarm at the Beta Beta Beta Fraternity on South Columbia Street. After verification with the alarm company, it was confirmed to be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Engine 31, Ladder 74, Battalion 4, near South Columbia Street, at Beta Beta Beta Pi Fraternity, commercial fire alarm.

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Engine 31, Ladder 74, Battalion 4, near South Columbia Street, at Beta Beta Beta Fraternity, Commercial Fire Alarm[1], Cross Streets West Franklin Street and Fraternity Court.

00:25

Ops 2. Timeout 2328.

00:37

5401 matter 74 battalion 4 at 2330 point of activation is going to be the laundry room smoke detector near South Columbia Street, we do have cancellation from the alarm company.

01:01

Station 31, they receive proper passcode.

01:06

The alarm company just advised cancellation for a false alarm.

01:12

Copy.

01:13

All right, L-chell-O car ends.

01:15

All-chapidavine is clear at 2331.

01:19

He's 31 from the same two.

01:22

I'm not going to wrap out.

01:26

Okay, thank you.

01:32

This is the gas fast.

01:36

Got.

01:42

To do the command of crawl spaces clear.

01:47

Copy.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Commercial Fire Alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation at a commercial occupancy

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Near S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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