False alarm at Cambridge apartment caused noise disturbance, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonA trouble alarm sounded at an apartment building near Vassar Street in Cambridge. Facilities were notified and responded. No fire was found. A resident reported difficulty sleeping due to the alarm noise near a bedroom.
Audio|Heard on: MIT Police and EMS
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03:9
Transcript:
00:00
Control will be Pauluson 5 and the 286, Westgate.
00:06
289.
00:08
286. We're both on Westgate Low Rise, H1.
00:17
It's going to be heard a file I'm sounding, reporting parties out, reporting it.
00:22
I have it.
00:23
Where is it?
00:29
Certainly, uh, Boston car, maybe it was back.
00:33
29.
00:35
Any turn?
00:40
I'd be advised, got in contact with facilities.
00:42
They're saying that's going to be a trouble alarm.
00:44
Facilities is already responding to this.
00:47
If you could just speak to the reporting party, I'll have one come out, meet you.
00:50
He's reporting might be a fire alarm.
00:53
Okay.
00:56
Thank you.
01:00
Charles on arrival.
01:05
Very suit.
01:07
Reporting party should be by the door.
01:09
Can you speak?
01:14
The low-rise 8,000 hotel.
01:19
Supermitive Hotel 1.
01:26
209, takeout.
01:30
So wait, six control?
01:34
Control's on.
01:39
That looks like a trouble alarm, no fire alarm going off.
01:43
If you want to have facilities, just check it out, see if they can resolve it.
01:46
The H1's lobby right there, you mentioned.
01:49
I received there.
01:50
I received there.
01:55
What are you in control?
01:58
Control is one.
02:04
If facilities give you an ETA in my time, they might come by this location, but a gentleman is having problems sleeping with that trouble alarm.
02:13
I said negative no ETA given, but I can give him a call back and ask for one.
02:19
Yeah, I'd appreciate that because I guess I had a alarm is like right next to his bedroom and that's why he's hearing it.
02:26
I received standby.
02:32
It's gonna be Boston 5, 289.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:41
Facilities are saying that they should be there within the next couple of minutes.
02:46
All right, dad, I'll let the gentleman know.
02:50
Receive.
02:55
To wait a minute, control.
02:59
Control's on.
03:04
All right, the message has been passed on that Joe will be waiting for them.
03:09
You can show us clear.
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Location mentioned:
Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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