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Fire crews respond to smoke alarm near Walnut St

Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Attention, Engine Five, Engine Ten,
audio iconFire & Arson
Walnut St, Newark, NJ 07102
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to investigate a reported automatic smoke alarm activation near Walnut Street and Broad Street in downtown Newark. The alert involved the Martin Luther King Building, which houses the U.S. Court. Crews were directed to the scene as a precaution, and radio traffic indicated smoke alarm activations in multiple zones.

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