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Fire alarm at Titus Towers triggered by incense smokeIthaca NY

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Near S Plain St, Ithaca, NY 14850

Fire and EMS responded to a fire alarm at Titus Towers near South Plain St. The alarm was caused by smoke from incense burning, not an actual fire. The building was ventilated and checked, and no danger was found.

Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
02:39
Transcript:
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(name withheld).
00:06
It's the engine 1, engine 4, truck 1,
00:09
near South Plain Street, Unit 162, Titus Towers, crosses of Titus Towers Access Road and Park Street.
00:16
Fire alarm sounding is due to cooking.
00:20
Again, that's at the engine 1, engine 4, truck 1,
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near South Plain Street, Unit 162, Titus Towers,
00:28
crosses of Titus Tower's Access Road and Park Street.
00:31
So the fire alarm[1], caller saying, it was due to cooking.
00:33
Through time.
00:34
and it is 2021.
00:41
(name withheld) is on the scene,
00:43
gigantic residential structure.
00:49
Nothing shown at this time.
00:52
Being the offensive investigative mode,
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us nine tack-eight on arrival.
01:00
Drop the engine four, you're in.
01:01
I'm getting up from showing.
01:03
You're investigating.
01:04
Man, six degrees on scene.
01:05
Titus command, Ops 9, TACI.
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Drops in, headed to panel.
01:20
Stay on by.
01:22
I'm Joanne from panel.
01:25
From panel, go ahead.
01:28
The system is showing normal.
01:36
I wonder if this person activated some sort of device in their room.
01:45
This 360 all clear.
01:57
804.
02:01
Person is down in the lobby,
02:04
says she's burning incense, set it off.
02:06
We're walking up the virus right now.
02:11
Copy it.
02:17
No, so I've seen some fans go on to try to get the slight haze of incense out of the building at this time.
02:30
Cabinette, engine one, you can return.
02:38
Truck, you can pick up also.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation

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Location mentioned:
Near S Plain St, Ithaca, NY 14850

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