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Smoky basement from faulty water heater at Pascoag homeBurrillville RI

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A Church St, Pascoag, RI 02859

Fire personnel responded to a four-family home near Church Street in Pascoag for a smoky basement. The smoke was caused by a malfunctioning water heater, not a fire.

Audio|Heard on: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
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02:7
Transcript:
00:00
Fire dispatch to station four Fire personnel respond to near Church Street for a four-family home with a smoky basement. Caller states the alarm has been going off for about 10 minutes.
00:18
Fire dispatch to station four Fire personnel respond to near Church Street for a four-family home with a smoky basement. Alarm has been going off for about 10 minutes. Time of dispatch 2216.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:51
Operator is the registered owner (name withheld).
00:55
10-4.
01:01
142 responding.
01:05
142 responding 2219.
01:09
19.
01:16
19, clear. Morning.
01:20
10419.
01:25
42 on scene, alarm is sounding.
01:28
We'll be notifying smoke showing.
01:35
Engine 42 on scene, 22.
01:37
21.
01:42
Is that engine 42?
01:47
Go ahead, engine 42.
01:52
Code Yellow for Engine 42.
01:55
Malfunctioning water heater.
02:02
Engine 42 is Code Yellow, nonfunctioning water heater at 2223.

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Location mentioned:
A Church St, Pascoag, RI 02859

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  1. Alarm Reset and Units Return to Service
  2. Investigation and Cause Identified
  3. Units Arrive On Scene
  4. Initial Dispatch

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