Electrical Issue and Fire Alarm at City Hall, 200 Common Street
Source: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
200 Common St, Lawrence, MA 01840, USA
Summary: A fire alarm was broadcasted for City Hall at 200 Common Street, located between Pemberton Way and Lawrence Street. Responding units, including Ladder 5 and Squad 1, arrived on scene and discovered smoke in a manhole cover on the Charlie side of the building. The incident was determined to be an electrical issue in the main hole behind City Hall. National Grid was requested to respond, and the situation was monitored while awaiting their arrival. The system was reset, and the incident was identified as an ongoing electrical issue. No injuries or escalation were reported.