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Odor prompts false alarm response at MIT building

Heard on: Middlesex MA Fire-Talk Group Calls
04:12
00:00
Hey, hold fire alarm.
audio iconFire & Arson
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units investigated a possible fire alarm at a Massachusetts Avenue building on the MIT campus after reports of an odor possibly linked to an air conditioning unit. Crews inspected the area and found no active fire or hazard, classifying it as a false alarm.

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