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Apartment fire alarm caused by cooking

Heard on: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
01:44
00:00
Engine two, truck one.
audio iconFire & Arson
Halifax St, Petersburg, VA 23803
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Fire crews were sent to Claiborne Square Apartments on Halifax Street for a commercial fire alarm. The alarm came from a smoke detector near the second-floor elevator. On arrival, firefighters found a three-story apartment building with no smoke or fire visible outside. They checked the area and determined the alarm was caused by cooking in apartment 215. Ventilation equipment was brought to the second floor to clear the air. No active fire was reported.

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