Fire alarm triggers smoke alert at building near West 98th St, Cleveland OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 04:18 PM

Near W 98th St, Cleveland, OH 44102

A fire alarm was activated at a building near West 98th Street in Cleveland following reports of smoke. Multiple fire units responded. Upon arrival, firefighters and police checked the scene but did not locate anyone inside. The situation was being monitored with no visible fire detected.

Audio|Source: Cleveland Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Box alarm 3 ,500 West 98,

00:05

8, V3-3-Engin 23, and 33, is it out of 23, T.R2.

00:11

Brought time, like 26.

00:18

20B4, we're going to go to near West 44th on the back way.

00:22

And I'm going to try and get down this alley.

00:25

I wasn't sure if we can fit down there.

00:27

Fox Alarm 3500 WF9A 8c V3 engine 23 engine 23 ladder 23 TR2 for the smoke in the building is at location company companies monitor TAC 3 for B3 correct yeah property guy

00:47

Brent's anermatic 26 engine 40 lien service 311 okay especially just want to talk to you to let's get

00:57

26 you got to run.

00:58

Dispatch, flat 2 is rolling.

01:01

Agent 33 is rolling.

01:05

Engine 20 is rolling. Engine 20 to be 4. We run 44, not 44 the pieces.

01:09

Sounds good.

01:11

Just check it out. I'll be over in a minute.

01:14

23 is rolling?

01:16

Truck 20 is rolling.

01:18

Clare 36 is 5 in phase 2.1 to 1changer.

01:22

Matic 22, just be advised,

01:25

CPD is on scene.

01:27

Fire stated they couldn't locate anybody. I called with police to confirm this.

01:31

They're waiting to call me back, so continue for now.

01:36

Copy that.

01:37

Captain 1, do copy that?

01:40

936, first responder, 131-130 Shakers Square.

01:44

Captain 1, yeah, I copied you.

01:51

Before I'm team investigating near West 44 place.

01:56

Copy before West 44.

02:03

936 on C check out. We've got a giant butcher.

02:07

11920.

02:11

Dispatch engine 42 Zonteen, we're looking around.

02:15

42. 42.

02:21

Dispassed B3 on scene. We've got to tune the other story. Woodframe, occupied,

02:25

nothing showing B3 in command.

02:29

B3 on scene in command, 1921.

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