False fire alarm at house under construction, Reading MA
Fire & ArsonFire personnel responded to a house under construction after a fire alarm activated but found no fire. The alarm was caused by a malfunctioning detector in the garage area. The team attempted to contact the contractor to address the issue and determined there was no emergency.
Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
All right. All right. From engine four.
00:04
Fire answering engine four.
00:07
Okay, if you're everything's in order here, likely a malfunctioning detector.
00:11
I'm going to try to get in touch with the contractor who's responsible to this property.
00:17
Be tied up for a couple.
00:27
Eighty-seven, right?
00:33
Can you look in house and see if we have a contact number for (name withheld)? The last name is Echo Alpha, Gulf, Lima, Echo,
00:43
Sierra, Tango,
00:44
Oscar, November.
00:47
Ready days soon. You have a database.
00:52
I don't. I just pulled that name from the town GIS website. Just trying to get a contact number to shut the alarm off.
01:05
We're giving him a call now.
01:18
Hey, sir, any?
01:20
Hey, sir, eight, sir.
01:23
We're going to be clearing.
01:25
Captain Dullin is going to try to go back to the fire station and get contact information for the contractors.
01:30
This house is under construction.
01:31
The alarm's going off in the garage and the rear.
01:34
We can't make entry and we don't want to force it.
01:39
I see you.
01:44
Okay, confirm malfunctioning detector, we're clear.
01:50
Sorry, has it. Malfunction detector engine pool, clear returning.
01:58
Running to 8-7.
02:01
Good.
02:03
Did it try to couple phone numbers, message left.
02:08
Okay, thank you.
02:10
There's no emergency.
02:11
It's just an old alarm going off in the rear, so.
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Location mentioned:
Chestnut Rd, Reading, MA 01867
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