Fire alarm triggered by construction dust in conference area, Newton MA


A fire alarm was activated on the fourth floor conference area of building number 3 in Newton, MA. The alarm was set off by construction dust that entered the duct system and triggered the duct detector. No actual fire was found at the scene.
Audio|Source: Newton Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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...for the building number three, fourth floor conference for an investigator.
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Filming number 3.44 are crossing from you're investigating further at 8.30 weapons.
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743 by Warwick.
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It was a duct detector.
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Okay, the message.
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Ladder 1, Fire 1.
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Fire 1. 1.
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2, Ladder 1, old hands.
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I just do ladder 1, old hands.
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Fireland, C2 has a message.
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Send me all out, box 42514.
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We'll hold Ladder 1, and then you 2. Okay.
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42514 Old Ledger 2 with Latter 1 at 834
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What kind of work are they doing up there? The zone cut out?
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They demo and some of the duck work and the dust gone into the duct and set off the duct detector.
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Newton, MA
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