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Steam leak triggers fire department response

Heard on: Middlesex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
03:18
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(name withheld), when you arrive, when you get a better report, could you let me know? Report if there's any fire condition on the 6th floor.
audio iconFire & Arson
High St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a possible fire at a building on High St in New Brunswick after reports of smoke on the upper floors. Crews determined the smoke was actually steam from a ruptured heating unit on the sixth floor, which caused a water leak affecting several lower floors. No active fire or sprinkler activation was found, and maintenance personnel were on site.

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