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Fire units respond to alarm near McCarter Highway

Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Engine seven, ladder four, battalion five respond on the telephone alarm.
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McCarter Hwy, Newark, NJ 07104
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews including Engines 5 and 7, Ladder 4, and Battalion 5 were dispatched to check an automatic alarm at a commercial property near McCarter Highway and Market Street in Newark. The situation appears to have involved a possible false alarm or inspection response.

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