False fire alarm at office building near West 3rd Ave, Columbus OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 04:52 AM

Near W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212

A fire alarm was triggered at a three-story office building near West 3rd Avenue in Columbus. Emergency responders arrived but found no visible signs of fire. The alarm was determined to be a malfunction after attempting to contact a key holder, who was not yet available.

Audio|Source: Columbus Division of Fire, Franklin County Fire and EMS

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm A.

00:01

Engine 25. Ladder 1.

00:04

Cross of Avondale Avenue and Polk Avenue.

00:07

Near West 3rd Avenue.

00:10

Fire alarm A.

00:12

Engine 25. Ladder 1.

00:14

Respond on 10 Alpha.

00:24

Respond on 9 EMS 1.

00:27

Medic 25, near Denison Avenue, ill person.

00:32

Cross of West Hubbard Avenue and Wilburne Avenue.

00:36

Medic 25, near Denison Avenue, ill person.

00:41

Respond on 9 EMS 1.

00:44

Let's fire, LIDER 111.C.

00:47

A three-story office building, nothing showing no strokes.

00:50

Lider 1-11 building.

00:52

See,

00:57

three-story office building. Nothing sure. He'll be investigated.

01:04

Engine 172 from Laird 22. What do you guys mean?

01:12

Two-story, please hit an apartment building. You got nothing, showing, you'll be a visitor.

01:20

Yeah.

01:24

We did into 172.

01:31

Sir, were you able to get a horn of the key hoarder?

01:38

Promise, N25 off the air container ties up on a malfunctioning alarm.

01:46

N25 off air contain.

01:49

Tie up on,

01:50

malfunctioning alarm.

01:52

Engine 172,

01:53

just sit down here.

01:56

I can check for you.

01:58

Let me get a key holder.

02:04

222 from engine 172. You guys can go back in service,

02:08

thanks.

02:09

Copy, thank you. All the notes.

02:17

Arm companies attempting key holder is this time. No word.

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