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False fire alarm at vacant building near Main StWorcester MA

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Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01608

A general fire alarm was triggered at a vacant building under construction near Main Street. The alarm system was reportedly being tested due to outside work on the water system. Fire companies investigated and then returned without finding any fire.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Engine car 3, engine 13, engine 13, engine 2, and Ladder 3.
00:04
Near Main Street for the central station on.
00:13
R3, engine 13, engine 2, ladder 3, and number near Main Street from central station alarm. 5-round channel is going to be A-alpha, timeout 14 o'clock.
00:26
The ladder 5 is fire alarm. Ladify is on the air.
00:39
You're on the air 1430.
00:52
You go with the update for near Main.
00:56
All right, you go with engine 13, engine 2 and line of 3.
00:59
Near Main Street, the alarm company didn't have a business listed for it. They said it was just kind of a general fire alarm.
01:08
Received General Fire Alarm near Main Street. I believe they were just put online just recently from an email just cut.
01:16
Great.
01:27
And 13 to follow him for initial radio report.
01:32
Okay.
01:37
Day story,
01:41
vacant buildings under construction,
01:44
also like they're doing work out front with DPW.
01:48
13 is going to investigate the offensive.
01:50
And 13 will be Main Street command. You can hold the assignment.
01:54
In engine 13, I have you on arrival, assuming command going to investigate, 1415.
02:01
Ladd of 3 and engine 2 at level 1.
02:10
Cross 3, follow.
02:13
Probably.
02:20
Car 3 is on scene. I'm just at a face-to-face with engine 13.
02:23
I'm going to assume command.
02:26
I'm going to assume Command. 13 to Command. 13 to Command.
02:33
Red.
02:38
DPW out here said they thought they were on telephone alone. You just had his boss call.
02:46
Call care receipt.
02:47
He thinks they're going to follow forward or he knows?
03:03
213. Chief, he said he had his boss call.
03:07
He knows 100% he called.
03:11
So received, that's the case supposed to be on telephone wire.
03:15
We'll just go with that.
03:16
There is a super box also on that front door I saw,
03:19
just a FYI.
03:21
Okay.
03:33
So this system's supposed to be on test, we're doing some work outside on the water system.
03:39
We can return all companies.
03:42
All companies off near Main Street, you can return to quarters.
03:46
Again, companies off near Main Street, you can return to quarters.

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