Low battery triggers alarm in vacant building, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a smoke alarm in a vacant two-story building near Liberty Avenue. The alarm was caused by a low battery in the smoke detector. There was no active fire, and the building was secured after replacing the faulty detector.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
Angel Levinces 6.51 Liberty.
00:03
Two-story class five, residential investigating law.
00:09
Steven, Sullivan, you're on Cedar, Liberty Avenue, Commune.
00:20
This, that's much 11.
00:22
This is a vacant building, localized alarm.
00:26
We're checking it out.
00:30
Marie, Steve.
00:39
14% from Metro 11th,
00:43
you can return.
00:57
Receive.
01:00
Receive.
01:10
The time for you go to the scenes.
01:14
The signs for you.
01:15
I'm seeing some of the commute.
01:25
Liberty Command Convention 11, localized alarm in a vacant building.
01:30
We're checking it out.
01:31
We think it's just a low battery.
01:35
I'm going to have Ladder 7 stage out on the corner before they come in.
01:50
Liberty Command for Engine 11, confirmed, low battery,
01:54
smoke detector, recommend and hold Engine 11.
02:00
Precute engine 11.
02:01
This side,
02:03
Liberty Avenue, we're going to hold Engine Company 11.
02:05
Transfer Command, the rest of the you finally is ready.
02:09
The holding engine 11 at Box 495, all the company is ready.
02:16
Somebody command from dispatch.
02:20
This is a localized alarm, low battery.
02:24
We discarded the bad smoke detector.
02:28
We secured to make a building.
02:30
Vangel 11 ready.
02:32
T-terminating box, 495, and 211, you're ready.
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Location mentioned:
Liberty Ave, Jersey City, NJ
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