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Fire alarm at Merlot Drive traced to broken pipe

Heard on: Sussex County Fire and Seaford Fire / EMS
02:49
00:00
Correctional fire alarm, (number withheld) Merlot Drive.
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Merlot Dr, Lewes, DE 19958
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment complex on Merlot Drive in the Nassau Valley area. The alarm, initially reported as a possible fire, was determined to have been caused by a broken sprinkler pipe. Firefighters checked the building and confirmed no active fire before clearing the scene.

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