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911 Mix-Up Sends Cabell Fire Crews To Wrong City

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Cabell County emergency authorities are investigating a 911 mix-up that sent fire crews to the wrong city.
 
Media outlets report that 911 dispatchers sent fire crews to Davis Street in Huntington early Saturday after receiving a report of a house fire. The fire was about 5 miles away on Davis Road in Barboursville.
 
Records show the mix-up delayed firefighters' response to the fire by about four minutes.
 
The homeowner and his dog escaped the fire.
 
Cabell County 911 director Mike Davis tells media outlets that the mix-up is under investigation.