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School fire alarm caused by plastic in microwave

Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:04
00:00
Companies marked are out (number withheld) Garden Road for the smoke detector alarm.
audio iconFire & Arson
Garden Rd, Richmond, VA 23235
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Fire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm at J.B. Fisher Elementary School near Garden Road. The school had been evacuated and children were outside. Firefighters investigated and learned that plastic had been placed in a microwave, which set off the alarm. There was no fire and no smoke found, and the alarm system at the school was reset. Other responding units were released once it was confirmed there was no hazard.

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