False fire alarms at two commercial locations in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 01:47 AM

Near Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Fire and emergency units responded to two commercial fire alarms in Chapel Hill. One alarm was at Lowe's Home Improvement on Fordham Boulevard, and the other at the 400 building of Meadowmont Village Circle. Both alarms were routine activations and no fire was found. One alarm was canceled after confirmation with the alarm company.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 33, Carverallader 1, Battalion 2, near Fordham Boulevard, at Lowe's Home Improvement, commercial fire alarm[1].

00:10

Engine 33, Carboro Latter 1, Battalion 2, near Fordham Boulevard, at Lowe's Home Improvement, commercial fire alarm[1], cross street Stage Road and East Town Drive.

00:24

2. Timeout (number withheld).

00:32

Engage 3-3-Ruff.

00:42

Engine 32, Battalion 4,

00:45

Near 400 Meadowmont Village Circle, commercial fire alarm[1].

00:49

N-32, Italian 4, near 400 Meadowmont Village Circle, commercial fire alarm[1], ops 2.

00:57

Timeout (number withheld).

01:04

Pitching units in round to the Fordham Boulevard fire line at Lowe's, receive cancellation from alarm company.

01:12

Okay,

01:17

So you're in field.

01:20

All available from Fordham Boulevard is 4.51 hours.

01:25

Okay, and Jude from Carver Latter 1.

01:28

Three Lider 1.

01:31

Do you need this ahead the Meadowmont Village?

01:38

They go ahead in that direction.

01:40

I think they're a lot free also.

01:42

NJ302 is a tonic.

01:48

In case, copy.

01:50

Cover letter 1 will be in round Meadowmont Village at 452 and N-232 in round 452.

02:09

Brown, Meadowmont Village, 452, 832 Carmelara 1, Italian 4.

02:15

You're responding to the 400 building of Meadowmont Village Circle.

02:19

The alarm code was not to provide anything more specific, only the 400 building for a general fire alarm, Zone 1.

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 Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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