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Cooking incident triggers alarm at senior complex

Heard on: Barnstable MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
03:23
00:00
Barnstable Fire, high hazard central station alarm.
audio iconFire & Arson
Communication Wy, Barnstable, MA 02601
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Barnstable responded to a high hazard alarm at a senior housing facility on Communication Way. The call originally came in as a central station fire alarm, possibly due to a CO detector activation in a handicapped unit. Crews determined that the alarm was caused by a cooking incident, and no active fire was found. Some residents were temporarily evacuated as a precaution.

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