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Apartment fire alarm and evacuation, no fire found

Heard on: Chesterfield County Fire and EMS Dispatch
05:09
00:00
Engine 211, fire alarm activation.
audio iconFire & Arson
Burnt Oak Terrace, Richmond, VA 23234
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Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment building on Burnt Oak Terrace. Callers reported a faint smell of smoke and residents began evacuating. Units arrived, found no visible smoke or flames, and confirmed a three-story wood-frame multifamily building with alarms sounding. One resident on the third floor needed help leaving the building. Ambulance crews attended to at least one patient who was transported to a medical facility. The upper floor was checked and reported clear of smoke, and the situation was brought under control.

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