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Fire alarm activated at Montana Towers found to be dustWheeling WV

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audio iconFire & Arson
Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm went off at Montana Towers near Market Street. Rescue teams investigated and found the alarm was caused by drywall dust from workers. No fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Northern Panhandle WV Public Safety
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02:10
Transcript:
00:00
Our alarm activation, near Market Street, Montani Towers.
00:08
Attention, engine 5, engine 4, ladder one, rescue 1, B2, fire alarm activation, near Market Street, Montani Towers,
00:18
for a general fire alarm times 1404, use TAC channel 2, TAC2.
00:24
Okay. Rescue.
00:26
Engine 4.
00:27
Engine 4. Engine 5 was 5.
00:30
Engine Pustle.
00:32
119, this back, I'll be out here at Menards.
00:36
Nice coffee.
00:41
107 Marshall.
00:47
Go ahead, 107.
00:49
I saw 35 will be 1059, Huntington, M.HV.T.O.T.(number withheld).
01:03
104-107, U.N.
01:05
35 will be 1059,
01:07
going to Huntington, (number withheld).
01:14
Mawkser, take a small P4 and this thing's on empty, you've got to get gas.
01:23
104.107.
01:25
Rescue 1 on scene.
01:28
We have residents outside.
01:30
We'll be investigating.
01:31
Copy rescue one on scene, investigated.
01:38
Arturial 992 is out of results.
01:41
All right, figure out of results.
01:43
14-0.
01:48
601,
01:49
C2.
01:52
C2.
01:58
Staff reports this is drywall dust from workers.
02:02
Now we can handle.
02:04
Entry C, clear all companies but rescue one.
02:07
Copy, engine 5004, ladder 1, B2, clear.

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Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003

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