Smoke detector found in trash bin at Cromwell home, Cromwell CT
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke detector activation near McDonald Avenue in Cromwell. Upon investigation, they found the activated detector discarded in a trash bin outside the home. No smoke or fire was present, and the situation was quickly resolved.
Audio|Heard on: Cromwell Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
1 and most 1 heading ladder 3 to the assignment near McDonald Avenue call from a neighbor reporting a smoke detector activation they can hear it don't see any smoke or fire and they're calling from next door to number near McDonald Ave for the activated smoke detector
00:25
Squadron, Amos 1 in Root, near McDonald Avenue after the activated smoke detector.
00:34
Ladder 3 in Root.
00:37
1952.
00:38
Engine 1 to Squad 1.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:45
Just a heads up, that's a tight street.
00:48
Anything you drive down, you're going to be backing and back up, and you don't have much room at the end to park to my next-door neighbor's house.
00:58
Squad one, okay.
01:05
And those one, squad one, officer.
01:08
Go ahead.
01:10
Do you want the hydrant on what street intersection as the road's tight or do you want the one at the end of McDonald's? We're going to get the one that McDonald's do all the way.
01:22
It looks like it's roughly across the street.
01:27
Receive.
01:33
Squad 1 is on scene near McDonald Avenue.
01:37
We'll be on this to the unit.
01:38
Squad 1 officers command, we're operating on fire ground 1.
01:41
Nothing sure.
01:44
Squad 1 on team taking command.
01:48
Two-story wood.
01:50
Nothing showing.
01:51
All operating, all units operating on fire ground upon arrival.
02:02
Go ahead.
02:06
Time further investigation.
02:07
Fire crews found.
02:08
The activated smoke detector was actually in
02:13
garbage bin,
02:14
seaside of the structure.
02:16
Homeowner stated that the property owner was out before changing out smoke detectors here.
02:25
No smoke, no fire.
02:28
Situation under control, all fire units clear for manned termination.
02:33
Proved a detector in a trash bin on the sea side.
02:36
No smoke, no fire.
02:38
All fire units will be clear.
02:40
It will be clear. It terminated in 1959.
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Location mentioned:
McDonald Ave, Cromwell, CT 06416
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