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Sprinkler activation prompts fire response near Edgar Rd

Heard on: Union NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Dispatch to the deputy engine one and then four ladder one, you're responding BJ's Wholesale Club (number withheld) (place withheld) Road for a general fire alarm.
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E Edgar Rd, Linden, NJ 07036
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a general alarm at a wholesale store on East Edgar Road. Initial dispatch reported a possible fire, but it was later found that a ladder had struck a sprinkler head, causing water discharge. Units investigated with no active fire confirmed at the scene.

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