Hot water tank incident triggers alarm at Beta Hall

Heard on: Ohio WV Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Four one, we just got a phone call about another fire alarm at (number withheld) Beta Drive.

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It says code 01300.

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Code points were zero and 27.

00:16

There's a fire and smoke alarm.

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That's (number withheld) Beta Drive?

00:24

Affirmative.

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Ten four.

00:28

Unit 14 , do you copy?

00:31

That's received, sir.

00:34

Just been praying to get another one or two also with them turning the water on.

00:41

Copy.

00:46

Dispatch to 41.

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We received another call for Beta Hall.

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They believe the hot water tank may have exploded.

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There's steam coming from maintenance room and the floor is flooded.

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Students are evacuating.

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Okay, that's copy.

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I'm talking to head of maintenance on the phone now.

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Now they're going to check it out.

7/21/2026 07:10 PM

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Beta Dr, West Liberty, WV 26074

Hot water tank incident triggers alarm at Beta Hall

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a building on Beta Drive for a fire and smoke alarm. Callers reported a possible hot water tank or boiler explosion, with steam in a maintenance room, flooding on the floor, and students evacuating the building.

Hot water tank incident triggers alarm at Beta Hall

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