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False fire alarm at gymnasium on Sunbury RoadWesterville OH

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Near Sunbury Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

A fire alarm was triggered at a gymnasium near Sunbury Road in Westerville. Responders investigated and found a fire pull station activated, but no fire was present. The building was occupied by cleaning staff at the time. The situation was contained and no emergency was found.

Audio|Source: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS
04:3
Transcript:
00:00
One general fire alarm. Your timeout is (number withheld). Respond on Westerville Fireground 1.
00:05
Westwell Firewall 11, we're always four all seen here.
00:09
We'll go ahead and replace us on Sunbury.
00:14
I copy.
00:20
Westbro this battalion 1-11. Did you state that this was an attempt?
00:27
GSW to the head.
00:31
Okay,
00:34
do we need stage?
00:37
Scena's secure for Franklin County.
00:42
Copy that.
00:48
Medic 112, Westerville. If you can put it up on that fire alarm, we're just right down the street.
00:55
Messager, (name withheld).
01:05
Do you have a location?
01:14
Chief, the note-safe pavilion, too.
01:17
I think it's in fact.
01:21
Okay, thank you.
01:33
They did say they had someone on the way standby for me.
01:39
Do they want me to go in the park because fire is already on scene?
01:49
From the phone call from county, they just wanted one officer to close that entrance until they can relieve you.
02:02
We're on scene.
02:04
Audible alarms are going off.
02:06
There is someone here.
02:08
I want to go inside, see what's going on.
02:11
Medic 112, I'll show you on scene with an audible alarm.
02:20
Latter battalion on scene, Sharon.
02:30
12 to 87.
02:34
Got.
02:36
Before I'm getting, they just want the entrance shut down at the utility units there, is that correct?
02:42
Yeah, very darnit just had one arrive. I don't know who else is in there. We've got free on the scene thatics are still in now.
02:52
All right.
02:56
6-5-5-po-4
03:00
(number withheld)
03:03
(number withheld)
03:08
Notic-12 Angel 112
03:12
This is Andrew 112 112, we're a dim scene on there
03:18
Copy It's going to be a pool station in the gymnasium But there's nobody here Just in the cleaning crews
03:28
Okay, we're going to be there in a second.
03:31
Engine 112 to Westroville. You can contain this to Engine 112,
03:34
Medic 112, put everybody back in service.
03:39
Message received.
03:49
Situation is contained at near Sunbury Rd, tying up N-2112 and Medic 112, all other units back in service.
03:56
Situation is contained, NG 112 and Medi-112 tied up.
03:59
Near Sunbury Rd all other units back in service, (number withheld).

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Near Sunbury Rd, Westerville, OH 43081
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