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Apartment complex fire alarm with no smoke showing

Heard on: Hanover County Fire / EMS
03:03
00:00
Engines 417 and 407, Truck 413, and Battalion 401.
audio iconFire & Arson
Brandy Hill Terrace, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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Fire crews respond to a general fire alarm at an apartment complex on Brandy Hill Terrace. Multiple engines and a truck arrive to find a three-story wood frame apartment complex with no smoke or fire visible on any side. The alarm company reports the issue involves two adjacent buildings in the complex. Units note they have responded to similar alarms at this location earlier in the month. Maintenance and a key holder are notified and are on the way, and crews investigate a possible water flow problem in one of the buildings. The situation is brought under control and remaining units stay on scene to work with building maintenance.

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