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False fire alarm due to burnt popcorn in dorm lobbyOttawa KS

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Brown Hall, 430 E 9th St, Ottawa, KS 66067

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Brownhall dormitory near Otter Lane in Ottawa. There was no visible fire. The cause was burnt popcorn in the main lobby. The building had already been evacuated.

Audio|Source: Franklin County/Miami County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Ottawa, 300, fire alarm, OU,
00:03
Brownhall, near Otter Lane, US fire one.
00:10
You know we back to service.
00:12
Back of service, 33 minutes.
00:19
Number two to Ottawa.
00:21
Engine two.
00:24
Engine number two is going to be on scene of a three-story structure, nothing showing from the exterior, will be out to investigate an evacuation appears to be complete.
00:34
342 will be in command.
00:39
Copy three-story dorm, nothing showing from the outside.
00:43
We'll be out in investigating evacuation complete.
00:51
Engine two to engine one, you guys can clear.
00:58
What are you got?
01:02
This is going to be due to burnt popcorn in the main lobby of the microse.
01:09
We're going to just air off this little lobby area and get it cleared by this up.
01:17
Copy break, engine one out of the law, clear.

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Brown Hall, 430 E 9th St, Ottawa, KS 66067
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