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False alarm from fireplace smoke detector activation, Mercersburg PA

audio iconFire & Arson
Fox Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236

A resident lit a fire in the fireplace without closing the screen, causing the smoke detector to activate and trigger a fire alarm. Fire crews responded but found no fire.

Audio|Source: Franklin County Fire Operations
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Transcript:
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Rush 21 on the scene, 1958.
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First 21 Franklin.
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Rush 21.
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False alarm, a resident.
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Says that he lit a fire in the fireplace.
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Did not get the screen closed in time.
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We are back in service.
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Copy brush 21 fire in a fireplace.
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Set off the detector.
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He was gone in service.

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Fox Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236
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