False fire alarm at convention center with AC shutdown, Orlando FL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at the convention center near International Drive. Firefighters responded but found no clear cause of the alarm. The air conditioning system was shut down as a precaution. Management reported maintenance work in a janitorial closet on the second floor. No smoke or odors indicating fire were detected.
Audio|Source: Orange County and Orlando Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 57. Respond to automatic fire alarm.
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At near International Drive.
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Convention Center, Hyatt Place.
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Cross streets are intersection of Austrian Row and Samoan Court.
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Engine 57.
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OCFR5. Time of 0828.28.
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Inside truck, man.
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Go ahead.
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With the activation of the fire alarm, it did not kill the AC handlers.
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Without finding an apparent cause right now, I'm going to go ahead and shut the AC down.
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We'll get some fans up here and start,
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see if we can blow out and see if we're building or not.
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Copy that.
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Management also stated there was some work done in the second floor janitorial closet.
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Cross streets are Grove Park Drive and West Central Boulevard and South Terry Avenue. Engine 1. Rescue 6.
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Maintenance.
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I got a line in place, so I'm pretty confident I just want to start blowing and see what's happened.
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But again, I have no apparent to cause the room in question with the most smoke does not have an AC discharge. That's kind of my concern.
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Copy.
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Not finding any increase in the smoke or odor or anything like that?
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Location mentioned:
Near International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
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