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Fire alarm reported at local shelter

Heard on: Catawba NC Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Hickory Fire Engine One, Ladder Three, Battalion One.
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3rd Ave Pl SE, Hickory, NC 28602
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial alarm at a shelter on 3rd Avenue Place SE in Hickory. A caller reported the sound of an alarm and a smell of smoke, though no flames were seen. The situation appeared to involve a possible fire alarm activation rather than an active fire.

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