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Fire alarm activated by cleaning in building under construction, New Bedford MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 03:25 AM

Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A fire alarm sounded in a six-story building under construction near Union Street, New Bedford. The alarm was triggered by smoke from workers' cleaning activities. No fire was found, and all units were cleared from the scene.

Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

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02:30

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm dispatching Ladder 1, Andrew 1, Unit 2,

00:10

278, Union Street for a fire alarm called by Central Station.

00:14

Again,

00:15

Fire alarm dispatching Ladder 1, Engine 1, Unit 2, 278, Union Street, for a fire alarm called by Central Station.

00:23

Cross streets, 7th and 8th Streets.

00:31

My alarm unit two on scene.

00:34

I have alarm sounding.

00:36

This is a six-story building under construction.

00:43

The unit two on scene, six-story building under construction.

01:02

We have fire line.

01:03

We have workers here where we reported trip smoke.

01:16

Stand by, engine one.

01:19

Flight of one, stage on Union Street, right now.

01:26

Received.

01:32

Receive unit too.

01:39

Fireline panel says smoke photo basement north stairway in front.

01:44

It's not a basement level.

01:48

Copy that. You know, showing north stair basement.

01:57

Well, I need it too.

02:02

We need it too.

02:06

I have an activated detector in the basement, or sub-basement,

02:11

activated by workers' cleaning.

02:14

I'm going to return all apparatus.

02:19

I don't want to take the official.

02:25

That year two, detector activated by workers' cleaning, NG1.

02:30

Return.

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Union St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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