Fire alarm triggered at Greenwich YMCA with no hazards, Greenwich CT
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm was activated at the YMCA on East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. Responding units evacuated the building and investigated heat detector activation in the women's shower. No hazards or fire were found. The fire alarm system was reset. Separately, a large truck pulled down a wire on Portchuk Road and left the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Greenwich Fire Department
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04:35
Transcript:
00:00
Squad 1,002, 4, truck 1 and car 4, respond to near East Putnam Avenue at the YMCA, activated commercial fire alarm,
00:08
indicating fire alarm control panel.
00:11
Repeating 4, squad 1, engine 4, truck 1 and car 4, respond near East Putnam Avenue at the Y for an activated commercial fire alarm.
00:18
Cross streets, Church Street, Mason Street, Channel 1, 718.
01:03
Fire four is on scene.
01:05
Now when the report says it's being evacuated, it's been showing the command fire ground alpha.
01:11
We see you're on the scene, building being evacuated, nothing's showing.
01:15
On the four is command of the fireground alpha.
02:05
We're showing heat detector activation in the women's shower.
02:08
Squad one corner into investigate.
02:10
We have no apparent hazards.
02:14
Heat detector, women's shower, squad one investigating, no apparent hazards.
02:45
Now if I'm saying how long you can go for a reset.
02:49
Okay, just hold station one, we're kind of reset.
02:52
Okay, hold station.
02:54
So you want to try to reset from that now.
03:12
Truck the carpool I got into this panel.
03:14
I'm going to see you to a reset.
03:23
There's a large 18-wheeler that came through, pulled down a wire.
03:27
It was hanging about four feet from the ground.
03:28
But the truck kept going.
03:39
That's all I have.
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Location mentioned:
E Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830
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