Fire alarm and smoke with possible tampering at Tucson building, Tucson AZ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm and smoke were reported near East Grant Road in Tucson. A person was seen tampering with a fire extinguisher in the elevator area. Tucson police are responding.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Regional Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Battalion 331, Battalion 1, EEC1, Engines 4,
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5,
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45, and 8, ladder 1, Ladder 4, medic 5, medic 45, rescue 8, and safety 331, structure 3,
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near East Grant Road, 2300 north and 100 east.
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Minutes respond on A7.
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This will be an A7 Fire 1 assignment.
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Okay, it's fine.
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Checking, Jenny.
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EC1 fire alarm.
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The unit's responding, near East Grant Road.
00:53
We have a party on scene reporting a fire alarm and then the building filled with smoke,
00:59
an alarm call from the alarm company reporting that it's from the elevator shaft,
01:05
and then there is a Tucson police call with Tucson police officers en route as well.
01:09
There was originally reporting a (name withheld) that was messing with the fire extinguisher in the elevator area,
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unknown exactly what he is doing with it and unknown if he is actively unseen, again, TPD is en route for that.
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Location mentioned:
E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
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