Smoke alarm triggers evacuation at building on Hawkins St, Charlotte NC


A smoke alarm went off in a multi-story residential and commercial building on Hawkins Street. Some evacuations are in progress and a slight haze was detected in one room. There was no visible fire and no responsible person was found to open the door. Fire units are investigating the cause.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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for the smoke alarm. Your cross street is Camden Road and Hawkins Street.
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Engine 2's area.
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Engine 43 you can cancel. Engine 43 you can cancel.
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4100 Coca-Cola Plaza.
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Battalion 1, engine 16, ladder 16.
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Channel H. Hotel Cross Streets of Rexford Road and Carnegie Boulevard, 16 still.
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22-0.
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Agent 22.
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We're going to be closer any companies on the house fire.
00:47
We were unable to locate anything at this recall.
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Stand by, 22.
00:57
It's rear alarm activation, no description.
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Cross streets, Rexford Road and Carnegie Boulevard, Billivar, 16thville.
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Engine 42, Channel C.
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Charlie for a medic routine overdose, 3850 East Independence Boulevard.
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Engine 42, Channel C.
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Charlie for a medic routine, overdose 3850, East Independence Boulevard.
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Cross streets of Pearson Drive and Coliseum Crossing Drive.
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I can get a closing description.
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Copy that, thank you.
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Or across he's going to be Elizabeth Road in the dead end, 22 still area.
01:43
Caller advised that he had an outdoor fire pit still inside of the box, but the boxes inside of the garage said that it was on fire and that it was spreading. Caller was attempting to put it out himself.
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Engine 27, you're going to be Rick. You're going to have a hydrant at the intersection of Nevenbrook and Elizabeth.
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Go ahead.
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We don't have a clothing description, but there's supposed to be someone there to flag you down.
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Cover that.
02:24
Multi-story residential businesses on the bottom floor. It looks like strove, audible alarms going off, some evacuations in progress.
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Angel 44.comand will be investigating. Okay.
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Clostin 1444 command,
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investigating.
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to portable to command.
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You have smoke alarms going off in room 122.
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There is a slight haze.
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I can't find a responsible party to open the door.
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We got a five-story mid-rise commercial building, nothing showing.
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And he's going to be commenced.
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Alarm copy, engine 16, that's command, nothing shown.
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The latter 16 is on, please.
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122.
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Copy 122.
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Engine 44 driver, the engine 44, the Knox blocks I went to, keys are gone. I'm assuming that two's got them.
03:50
That's affirmative. Come to the parking deck side of the Tremont in front of engine two.
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I've got your keys.
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Control time.
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Keep being clear your discretion.
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All right. Control 1925.
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Location mentioned:
Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC 28203
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