Fire alarm caused by pot left on stove in apartment, Oakland CA


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residential apartment complex near 21st Street. The alarm was caused by a pot left on the stove. There was no active fire, but the alarm could not be turned off for about an hour.
Audio|Source: Oakland Fire
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Transcript:
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Commercial Fire Alarm[1] 5.47, near 21st St.
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Engine 24.
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Prock 5. Commercial fire alarm.
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55.
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55. Askat Drive.
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If I checked to a report.
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I checked to the quarters.
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We have a three-story apartment complex.
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Who's an alarm, that's fine, it's true.
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They're just sitting on scene. Two-story apartment complex, audible alarm.
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The rest of getting...
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It was a pot on the stove.
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They just can't get the alarm to turn off.
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It's going on for possibly an hour.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Commercial Fire Alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation at a commercial/occupancy
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Location mentioned:
21st St, Oakland, CA
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