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Fire alarm triggered by vaping at Erie apartment buildingErie PA

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Near W 9th St, Erie, PA 16501

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm near West 9th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. They found a slight haze on the third floor but no active fire. The alarm was likely triggered by someone vaping and was reset by a resident before firefighters arrived. The cause of the alarm is still being investigated.

Audio|Source: Millcreek Fire/EMS, East County Fire/EMS, Erie City Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 8, D.C.
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323.
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Operations on TAC1.
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Fire alarm, near West 9th Street.
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Engine 8, engine 11. Power 2, DC323. Operations on TAC1. Fire alarm, near West 9th Street. Engine 8, engine 11.
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Power 2, DC323.
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Operations on TAC1.
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Fire alarm, near West 9th Street, between Sassaf Street and Myrtle Street.
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Robert Peers Board.
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Engine 11, you're responding to near West Bank Street, Lodge of Sassafras Street and Myrtle Street area.
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You're responding for a third floor common area pulsation alarm.
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323 to a 2 o's night.
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It's fine.
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Power 2. Power 2 is on location.
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We'll be in the rescue.
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233 on location.
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I'm going to get out of the command.
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353.
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Go ahead.
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It seems like one of the residents reset this alarm and it's holding.
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I'll take a walk run on a third floor, but we're not quite sure who reset it.
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Copy that.
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Left application.
01:51
Hey, Tompters.
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Hey man,
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I'm going to take the, uh, I sold the tower to hold back.
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I'll go in that all the area, you see.
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Copy that.
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Engine 11 and June 8, you can clear.
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11 copies.
02:26
Okay man,
02:29
there's a slight haze on the third floor,
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but I see no fire and alarms holding.
02:39
They want to get a few older meetings come in here and find out why someone do what they did to shut it off.
02:50
after that someone was probably vaping dispatch have a key holder come here and see if they and figure out why this alarm went on.

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Location mentioned:
Near W 9th St, Erie, PA 16501

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