Fire alarms activate with no visible emergency in building, Buffalo NY


Multiple fire alarms were activated at a four-story mixed-use building near Broadway. Fire responders investigated but found no signs of fire or emergency. A cat was trapped in the ceiling and rescuers made a hole to help it escape. The alarms were determined to be a probable malfunction and handled accordingly.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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243, you are responding to near Broadway at the 417 2C and Mortimer. To investigate commercial alarm activation.
00:09
Zone 2 and you have EPS.
00:17
Investigating four-story wood frame nothing shown.
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Measure 3 on location investigating four-story wooded frame, nothing showing.
00:27
4-433.
00:30
4-4. 4-4.
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We're going to read second floor near road 221. We're going to go up at the gate.
00:41
That's clear.
00:49
Letters 6 to dispatch.
00:51
We're in service.
00:52
Their cat is stuck up in their ceiling. We made a hole for it to get out.
00:56
They're going to wait and see if it comes out. If not, they're going to call us back.
01:00
Pleasure, letter 6.
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You created a hole for the seed of the animal.
01:08
If they need you, you will respond back.
01:11
You're in service.
01:16
We'll be on location.
01:24
Measure 38 in service.
01:30
4-3-on-2-3-0.
01:32
In-2-3-go.
01:34
The vesting alarm activation, apartment 246.
01:41
Roger 246.
01:46
443 second floor.
01:50
444. 4.4.
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1 a second floor.
01:55
We have nothing going on here.
02:01
That's fair, call, mail function.
02:06
That's affirmative.
02:08
Have you seen security yet? Do we need to call for him?
02:13
Yeah,
02:15
we'll need a runner to school, so we'll need a runner for that.
02:21
That's clear.
02:23
4-4 to dispatch.
02:25
33's report a mail function on West Ellivan. We're going to need a runner at that location.
02:32
They'll handle the remainder, we'll pick up the rest.
02:34
I'm in service, trucking to report.
02:37
Roger, malfunction.
02:39
33 to handle. Truck has a report.
02:41
Other companies at West Elmere and service for the B-404.
03:03
4902.
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All right here.
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We have number 3rd3.
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We have numbers here in a knock, Roger 3rd3. We have numbers here in a Knox, Roger 3rd3.
03:21
Go ahead.
03:26
We have two numbers. The first one is (number withheld).
03:35
The second number,
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(number withheld).
03:43
Roger, we're trying out.
03:51
4-3-10-2nd-4.
03:54
Engine 3.
03:59
Investigated 246, nothing going on in here. Probable malfunction we can handle.
04:06
Just maintenance on location.
04:11
I haven't seen them yet.
04:15
Just finished 4-3, can we get a runner.
04:19
Happy Woco.
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Dispage 4-3, Malfunction,
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engine 3, all handle, take the report, click up the company's 4-3-Z.
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Sergeant B-4-3, Malfunction, engine 3 will handle and as report, all compute call service are available B-4-3 and Comptaino key holder.
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Location mentioned:
Near Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14204
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