Burnt washing machine belt triggers fire alarm in lowell, Lowell MA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to a fire alarm at a residential property near Heritage Drive, Lowell. The source was a burnt belt in a washing machine with no flames or smoke. The situation was contained without further incident.
Audio|Heard on: Lowell Police Department
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Transcript:
00:00
There's to be a fire alarm, no sign of flames or smoke.
00:02
Get engine three to respond,
00:05
near Heritage Dr for investigation of a fire alarm.
00:13
And I'm... I came in some central and went all the way now, Floyd.
00:17
No, kids about to clear it out.
00:20
Okay.
00:26
It's a burnt belt and a washer.
00:28
I'm gonna hold on engine three and ladder four little ventilation.
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That burnt belt and a washer holding engine three, ladder four for a little ventilation.
00:47
Fire alarm, heritage properties, if they go in the laundry room at near Heritage Dr,
00:53
first washer on your left.
00:54
Somebody overloaded it burnt the belt, we unplug it, shut the water off to it.
01:00
File on has that.
01:01
We'll let heritage properties know.
01:03
First washer on the loft.
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Location mentioned:
Heritage Dr, Lowell, MA 01852
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