False fire alarm after doorbell chime smells like smoke, West Hartford CT


Emergency units responded to a structure alarm near Burr St after a caller reported their doorbell was pressed multiple times and the doorbell chime inside smelled like smoke. No visible smoke was found, and the alarm was determined to be false.
Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 2, Medic 22, Squad 1, 21, Truck 3, Car 4, respond to near Burr St on the structure alarm.
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The caller is saying that somebody pressed their ringed doorbell multiple times in a row, and now the ring chime inside of the house, the accessory that makes the doorbell noise, now smells like smoke.
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Repeating, Engine 2, Medic 2, Medi 22, Squad 1, Medic 21, Truck 3, car 4, near Burr St, and the structure alarm.
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Caller saying that somebody pressed their ring doorbell multiple times in a row and now the ring and chime accessory inside of the house. It smells like smoke.
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There is no visible smoke. Head over to Fire Incident 1[1]. Timeout is 1805.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Fire Incident 1: Primary fire operations radio channel for incident communications.
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Location mentioned:
Near Burr St, West Hartford, CT 06107
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