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72 smoke alarms installed during Gainesville Fire Department blitz
Firefighters were checking to make sure citizens' alarms worked
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Lt. David Stringer with the Gainesville Fire Department checks a smoke detector in a residence along Mill Street in Gainesville to make sure it is working properly Tuesday afternoon as Kim Martin looks on. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Blazing through Gainesville neighborhoods, the city fire department installed smoke alarms and performed safety checks. Division Chief Keith Smith said the blitz Tuesday led to 72 smoke alarm installations and 13 carbon monoxide detector installations. Another dozen or so homes had batteries installed.