Fire alarm activates at sorority house, no fire found, Worcester MA


A fire alarm activated at a three-and-a-half story wood-frame sorority house on Trowbridge Street in Worcester. No smoke or fire was found. The alarm system is suspected to have malfunctioned. Fire companies investigated and cleared the scene, keeping only Engine 16 on site for monitoring.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I rang in a few times for criminal fire alarm and holding. Also got a couple supervisors.
00:04
WPI Police can be over there.
00:09
5016 final.
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Fire alarm.
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The Thorntive will be a three-half story wood frame sorority house. Longstanding people who are eggs in the building.
00:20
No smoke, no fire. Hold the current assignment will be on offense as a strategy. All of Trowbridge Road Command.
00:25
All company say you found arrival.
00:29
16 on arrival of command at 2354.
00:38
No, Farlam.
00:42
Yeah, we need contact with the charge of those.
00:46
There's no hazards here.
00:47
Hold the current time. We're going to decide going to investigate.
00:52
Hi, Lerner. Hi there. Thank you, Fort Farmer.
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Hi there.
01:06
Hi. Hi.
01:10
Fireline flow.
01:13
Fireland. I don't see either said water flow, mean water flow, going down on the basement, we're going to check it out.
01:22
Where is you?
01:26
Cot3 to file.
01:32
Cot 3 is on scene, 16 those connect.
01:37
Correct, they can roll 7258.
01:53
Is this boss 1325?
01:58
Travis.
02:00
Okay,
02:03
they're going to be contacting you with some information. I have to go on telephone alert.
02:07
They're contacting their fire alarm somebody right now. There's something wrong with this system.
02:13
Pricing.
02:22
Cassidy, man.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:27
Are you breaking this down?
02:30
Yeah, we can break this down.
02:31
We're going to break this down. We're going to go to Charlie.
02:33
All right, well, thanks.
02:36
All right, my man, as companies on Trowbridge Road, clear to return, going to hold 16 only.
02:40
Time is zero minutes.
02:42
16, I'll see you on Charlie.
02:51
Commandant Fireland.
02:52
Fireland. Fireland.
02:54
Okay, uh, responsible party is going to be contacting you shortly.
02:57
They're on the phone with impact fire right now.
03:00
But they will be on a telephone that will be clear available.
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Location mentioned:
Near Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609
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