False fire alarm caused by malicious extinguisher use, Orlando FL


An automatic fire alarm was triggered at an apartment complex near West Church Street. Fire crews found smoke inside an apartment but no fire. It was later confirmed that the alarm was caused by malicious use of a fire extinguisher, with no actual fire present.
Audio|Source: Orange County and Orlando Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 1. Automatic Fire Alarm at near West Church Street.
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Near West Apartments.
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Cross streets are near South Gertrude Avenue and South Orange Avenue and near East Church Street. Engine 1.
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14. Tower 6, Tower 11, Rescue 11, Hazement 1, District 4, EMS1.
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We have smoke filling the apartment near Mouser Drive, the HAPSburg Grand Apartments, across from Bowen Drive and proper Dairy Road. It's going to be apartment F as in Foxtrot.
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No flames have been advised.
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The caller believes the smoke is coming from the AC unit, but it's unsure.
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One-Wand Orlando.
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That call for engine 1 55-way so we can take that call.
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Chose responding to current two.
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Agent 1.
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Engine 1, you can cancel.
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Morse County, you rescue 6-8.
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Rescue 6-8. Go ahead.
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Agent 63 is in Ralph to pick up personnel.
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For a one-year -old male who's vomiting, food is coming out of his nose, the patient is responding normally, breathing, the patient is responding normally, breathing normally,
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316.
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Terry, Orlando, no fire. This was multiple malicious dry cam extinguisher activation.
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