False fire alarm sparks panic at Houghton Academy dorm, Houghton NY
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at Houghton Academy's girls' dorm, which caused urgent response from fire units, was later found to be triggered by cooking, leading to cancellation of the emergency response.
Audio|Heard on: Catt. Co. Fire and EMS and Greater Olean Area
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Hold on a fire alarm activation at the E.
00:13
Houghton Academy, first floor, and basement stairs in the girls' dorm.
00:32
Hurry.
00:38
We go out on the equipment.
00:41
Hurry. Okay,
00:42
I'm location.
00:49
Call for a race in 1939.
00:52
395, tell me to A.O.
00:54
Obiah, no, G.H.
00:56
First, a minute, 24.
01:02
Bolton 5-0.
01:04
Olin-5-0. 5 will responding.
01:18
12.
01:20
Vote 5-0.5 on location.
01:22
You can hold off on further tones and hold any units of the hall for now.
01:29
1942.
01:30
No.
01:32
No.
01:37
Mel Pass 8.
01:39
Joe.
01:46
Quote 5-0.
01:52
This alarm was due to cooking.
01:53
It's all cleared out and the system is back online and you can call it back in service and cancel our unit.
02:10
Leading County to all Houghton units, cancel response, due Houghton Academy,
02:15
per Houghton-5-0,
02:17
Paltz alarm, due to cooking, repeating to all Houghton Units, cancel response to Houghton Academy, per Houghton 5-0 per Paltz Alarm due to cooking in 1984.
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Location mentioned:
Thayer, Houghton, NY 14744
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