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Alarm set off by maintenance at Elmwood Ave facility

Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
03:17
00:00
From to the deputies, engine 34 , engine 83 , ladder 81 , squad 52 , stand by for the full assignment.
audio iconFire & Arson
Elmwood Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported commercial alarm at a nursing facility on Elmwood Avenue in Maplewood. The alert was determined to be accidental, caused by maintenance staff vacuuming an HVAC unit. No fire or injuries were reported, and all responding units were cleared from the scene.

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