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Fire alarm triggered near classroom with radioactive material, Charlottesville VA

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Near Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22904

The fire alarm was activated at Ridley Hall near a classroom containing radioactive material. The fire department is responding to the alarm.

Audio|Source: University of Virginia Police Department
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Transcript:
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It's going to be at Ridley Hall, 405 Emmet Street South.
00:03
The fire department is en route for a commercial fire alarm.
00:07
Colored states that it's going off in a classroom right outside an area that has some radioactive material.
00:16
10-4[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood (affirmative/OK).

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Near Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22904

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