False residential fire alarm triggered by smoke detector battery change, Fort Wayne IN
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a residential fire alarm near Firethorne Path in the Walnut Creek neighborhood. The alarm was false and was triggered by residents changing the smoke detector batteries. No fire was found.
Audio|Source: Allen County Fire
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Transcript:
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West Central Fire respond on the reports of a fire alarm in Walnut Creek near Firethorne Path between Walnut Run and Shallowbrook Drive. West Central Fire Zone 4. West Central Fire respond on a residential fire alarm in Walnut Creek near Firethorne Path.
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Near Firethorne Path between Walnut Run and Shallow Brook Drive, West Central Fire Zone 4, Allen County at 1238.
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Okay, Struck 187, responding.
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7 clear, I show you responding.
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Near Firethorn Path in Walnut Creek.
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Between Walnut Run and Shallow Brook Drive, it came in as residential indicating a hallway smoke detector.
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The alarm company advised to be a taxi. They reached the resident at home.
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As I said, they tripped the alarm and they were changing the batteries in the smoke detector and there's no fire and they just gave a disregard to see things go back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Near Firethorne Path, Fort Wayne, IN 46814
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