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Fire alarm activated at fraternity house on Cornell campus, Ithaca NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/25/2025 08:13 PM

Near Stewart Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850

A fire alarm was activated at Sigma Alpha fraternity house near McGarrow Place on Cornell University's campus. Emergency responders arrived but found no signs of fire. The incident is still under investigation.

Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS

01:50

Transcript:

00:00

901, 902, 932 McRole place, it's gonna be the Sigma Alpha.

00:09

For a general fire alarm up at Cornell, again, 901, 902, 932,

00:16

respond to near McGarrow Place on Cornell campus,

00:20

crosses of University Ave and West Ave.

00:23

For a general fire alarm, your time is going to be 2313.

00:42

You could hide to rescue Baines Ambulance, 403 Warren Road, cruxed of Hansar Road, and Manner Street. They're looking for an 88-year-old female,

00:53

suffer from abdominal pain after a heart valve replacement.

00:57

It's going to be 1 alpha-1.

01:00

Again, Q you guys rescue, Bing's Ambulance, 403 Warren Road.

01:05

looking for an 88-year-old female suffering from abdominal pain after heart valve replacement.

01:12

Coded 1 Alpha-1, the time is going to be 2316.

01:20

We're investigating.

01:24

4-1 zone. Investigating.

01:32

Engine 2 is arriving at a large, a gigantic facility.

01:40

We've got nothing showing.

01:44

The offensive strategy, people still work and evacuate, we'll stand by it.

01:49

It's just Cornell's knees.

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Near Stewart Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850

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