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Fire units respond to alarm near Congress Street

Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Attention, Engine Five Fourteen, Ladder Eleven, Battalion One.
audio iconFire & Arson
Penn Plaza E, Newark, NJ 07101
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and ladder units were dispatched to a possible automatic alarm at a commercial building near Congress and Prospect Streets in Newark. The alarm reportedly originated from a property associated with a large insurance company. The situation was described as a general alarm, but cause verification was pending.

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