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Fire alarm at Lexington High School triggered by humidity, Lexington MA

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Near Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421

A fire alarm was triggered at Lexington High School, leading to evacuation and response by fire and emergency units. The cause was identified as a detector activated due to humidity, not a real fire. No injuries or hazards were found.

Audio|Source: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch
03:22
Transcript:
00:00
The police companies are on for a high school.
00:10
801.
00:18
C3-4-Haw.
00:22
C-3.
00:26
On arrival, buildings being evacuated.
00:29
C-3, we command.
00:33
On arrival, living soon evacuated on command.
00:35
C-3. 803.
00:41
Fire alarm[1], engine one.
00:49
Headquarters on-team.
00:52
First-up is on-team. Number four.
01:01
Enter four, fire alarm.
01:07
Measure 4. Measure 4,
01:11
medic 2 going out.
01:13
Let me on the 8 side of the building.
01:16
1-92 on the 8 side of the 805.
01:23
Medical 1 fire alarm.
01:25
Medic 1 fire alarm.
01:32
Clear baskin road.
01:36
Pass the road to return 805.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:46
Recease. Receive.
01:54
Command fire alarm.
01:57
I'm answering.
02:03
Activated detector, must we do to humidity. We're going to hold engine one to release the other company.
02:10
We detect the holding engine one,
02:12
all along the company should return.
02:14
Engine 4, Alta and Medi 2 can return.
02:20
Engine 4 has it.
02:22
Engine 4 to command command.
02:25
Good.
02:29
You want the search to stay out or you want to come in?
02:35
Calta.
02:42
Thank you. Command, a lot of 100.
02:51
Will that take your reset?
02:58
Receive. Receive.
03:07
Parallarm engine one.
03:15
We've been cleared by command, the latter to remain on scene.
03:21
The latter to remain on scene.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Location mentioned:
Near Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421

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