Fire alarms triggered by burning smell at university buildings, Muncie IN
Fire & ArsonFire alarms were activated at Ball State University buildings due to a burning smell felt on multiple floors and outside near arena and academic buildings. Fire crews and environmental safety staff are investigating with gas monitors.
Audio|Source: Muncie and Delaware County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Radio, you're getting ready to get a fire alarm, and doffney.
00:06
And radio, BSUPDs activated fire alarm to evacuate the building.
00:11
You may be getting a call from them.
00:13
We're aware.
00:15
Okay.
00:20
Yeah, 21-2nd.
00:26
Tengen 5 off of McKinley. We're going to need your gas monitors.
00:34
Cut.
00:36
Be advised, let on-call know they might be wanting to get other individuals in here as well from the university.
00:43
The smell is also outside in the air from the arena, that burned smell.
00:49
So something is clearly gone on.
00:54
Careful.
00:59
What's come in from?
01:05
Environmental health and safety, I'm not sure at this point,
01:09
but MFD can even smell it outside in the air.
01:26
23-0-Centure to go with that call?
01:31
Yes,
01:35
G, they said they were up on the fifth floor since their way down and they could smell it on every floor.
01:42
You guys, they do smell it on every floor?
01:46
That's correct. He just came down from the fifth floor and he said he could smell it on the fifth, fourth, and third.
01:53
I'm Blair.
01:57
Command Radio.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:07
Command Radio. Command Radio.
02:13
Go ahead, notify the BC of the incident.
02:17
Hopper, the second, up to the fifth floor.
02:20
20, where you're at?
02:24
You're right now, we're passing room 276.
02:29
Before.
02:34
Go for BC.
02:38
Command on McKinley wanted me to advise you of their incident. Are you clear?
02:45
Negative, but go ahead and ship it to me. I'll be en route.
02:53
Unit 9, one-forth here.
02:57
Go ahead.
02:58
Do you want to ask if Madison County wants to meet somewhere, or you want to specific in the Delaware County?
03:08
Okay, did the on-call that's not housing understand that this is also an issue that's outside near like the street and our other academic buildings? It's not solely at Johnson.
03:20
I explained to him that MFB did smell it on the outside as they were coming in. He is going to send somebody from the heat plant over there to see if he can start figuring it out.
03:34
Perfect, thank you. Felden, if the guy from the heat plant wants to meet me over here at Johnson, hits this off to me, that's where I'll be.
03:42
Clear.
03:47
Pull the fire alarm and dining and clear it.
03:53
Claire.
03:59
Right here, you're going to get another fire alarm.
04:03
Clear.
04:06
Claire, you were broken up. I'm on the second floor now. Where'd you tell me where I need to go?
04:18
Command Radio.
04:23
They've got the same odor in North Dining. They're going to be activating the fire alarm to evacuate it as well.
04:28
We've got crew members heading over there to start gas monitoring.
04:36
Claire, you guys on the north side.
04:39
The different structure, North Dining.
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Location mentioned:
Near N McKinley Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
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