Smoke alarm prompts fire response near West Vernon Ave, Kinston NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm near West Vernon Avenue in Kinston. The call involved a two-story metal-cladding warehouse with possible smoke detected, though no visible fire was confirmed at the scene. Units including engines and a truck were dispatched, and responders noted nothing visible upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Lenoir County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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01:15
Transcript:
00:00
Central Battalion One, commercial fire alarm near West Vernon Avenue.
00:04
Engine Eleven, Engine Twenty Two, Truck One.
00:06
Commercial fire alarm near West Vernon Avenue.
00:11
Crash at Wake Avenue.
00:12
Swan City Ops One, City Ops One.
00:20
Near West Vernon, switch to console.
00:25
Near West Vernon, switch on.
00:35
Show one out, smoke.
00:46
Confirm. 81 is responding, near West Vernon switching up.
00:54
To West Vernon Avenue, you're gonna be responding to a zone three water flow.
00:59
(name withheld), I'm seeing nothing visible.
01:04
Two-story metal cladding warehouse.
01:10
Copy for 71 on scene, near West Vernon Avenue.
01:13
Nothing visible.
01:14
Plus three.
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Location mentioned:
W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 28504
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