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Smoke detected from cooking triggers alarm at roominghouseNew Bedford MA

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Near Sawyer St, New Bedford, MA 02746

Fire units responded to an alarm at Brown's Roominghouse near Sawyer St after smoke was detected on the second floor. The cause was confirmed to be smoke from cooking activating the detector. There was no fire present.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Fire
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Transcript:
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File on inspection ladder 4, engine 8, engine 7, unit 1, to Brown's roominghouse,
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near Sawyer St.
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For a fire line, called it by Central Station, indicated in second floor.
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We again, file on the inspection ladder 4, engine 8, engine 7, unit 1, to Brown's Roominghouse near Sawyer St.
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By fireline, called it by Central Station, indicating second floor, cross streets are Mitchell Street and Bellev.
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Unit 1 from fire alarm[1].
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Unit 1. Unit 1, BSI, Central Station informed us this came in as a pole station second floor as well as smoke detector second port.
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The unit 1 copies.
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Fire alarm from either one.
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Go ahead, you know on.
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I'm on theme.
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We have alarms down in name, nothing showing.
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I'm going to be investigating.
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Fire alarm copy. You want to see alarm sounding up and show a check-in.
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Unit 1 from Engine 8 portable.
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Unit 1 from Engine 8.
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This is either one.
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That's confirmed, smoke from cooking,
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activated the detector second floor.
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The other one, bucket.
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Final of the meter one.
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Go ahead, the other one.
Police codes explained
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[1]
fire alarm: Fire alarm activation incident

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Near Sawyer St, New Bedford, MA 02746

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