False fire alarm at building on Middlesex Street, Lowell MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm triggered at a building near Middlesex Street was caused by an electrician testing the system. Fire units responded but found no fire or emergency.
Audio|Heard on: Lowell Fire Department
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03:53
Transcript:
00:00
K&GV86 Lowell Fire, Central Station Alarm[1], near Middlesex Street.
00:07
Engine 10, 7,
00:09
2, ladder 2, car 3 response.
00:13
Central Station alarm,
00:15
near Middlesex Street.
00:17
Engine 10, 72, ladder 2,
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car 3 responds.
00:22
Striking box 519, cross streets are Thorne-Cliff Ave in the Chelmsford line.
00:34
825 is up for sure to have fireless
00:42
Receive, receive A25Rombie.
00:49
All right, on the card three.
00:53
Three answered.
00:55
If you just be advised, there was a workman doing on the alarms there this afternoon.
01:01
He kept calling in here.
01:02
I'm not sure if he's still on scene or not.
01:03
We can't get a hold of them.
01:07
Okay, card three has that.
01:08
Respondent.
01:16
Engine 7 respondent.
01:24
Entry 10 respondent.
01:32
Rescue the file on, we're responding, 06-3.
01:41
Receive rescue you responding.
01:47
Command to Coffrey.
01:51
Cod three, answering.
01:55
Chief, want to give you a call on myself?
02:01
Okay, stand by.
02:09
Engine 7-5, alarm, what was that number again?
02:17
1986.
02:21
Engine Tats on scene, we've got nothing show on.
02:24
We're investigating.
02:26
Receive engine 10, you're on scene.
02:28
Nothing show when you're investigating. Engine 7, you're on scene. Nothing show when you're investigating.
02:37
Engine 7, has a hydrant.
02:45
Latitude bumping.
02:53
Engine test the car three.
02:57
Free answer, sir.
03:01
Chief, we've got no alarms in this building.
03:03
There is an electrician van here.
03:05
I don't know if they were.
03:06
We're trying to make entry into the building to see if we can find him and see if he's working on the system.
03:13
Receive.
03:14
How long do we give the handle this all here? Return everybody else.
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Top 3 to fire alarm?
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Fire alarm answering car 3.
03:25
Now engine 10 is going to figure out what's going on out here in Middlesex, you can return the other companies.
03:32
Received. Engine 10 is going to handle.
03:34
All other companies can return.
03:43
Engine's at the fire alarm.
03:44
We have an electrician on scene working on the system.
03:47
He said it was supposed to be in test.
03:51
He will give you a call when he's done.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Central Station Alarm: Alarm automatically received from a private monitoring company indicating a possible emergency at a location.
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Location mentioned:
Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01851
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