Fire alarm triggers sprinkler system on Sherman Street, New Bedford MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at a building near Sherman Street. Responders found two sprinkler risers triggered and are draining the system. Attempts to contact the responsible party were unsuccessful. No fire was found on site.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm from Unit 1.
00:02
Go ahead, Unit 1.
00:07
Engine 5, Unit 1 return, and Engine 5 will take the report.
00:14
File and copy, Center 5, Unit 1 clearing, Engine 5 has a report.
00:43
By the line for your one.
00:47
Go ahead, John One.
00:51
Were you able to make contact with a responsible party for near Sherman St?
01:00
That's a negative unit one.
01:03
You left the message.
01:09
That's a negative.
01:10
The numbers weren't up to A in the system.
01:17
One acknowledges.
01:22
You don't want from Portable 8.
01:26
You don't want.
01:30
Two sprinkler risers that have tripped, currently draining them now.
01:36
And we're going to investigate further to see if we can't find an updated contact number on site.
01:43
One acknowledges.
01:44
Does that just have two zones in there?
01:48
Negative, there's six zones, but they all appear to be capped on the interior of the building.
01:53
There's no fire load in there.
01:58
All right, one acknowledges.
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Location mentioned:
Sherman St, New Bedford, MA 02740
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