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Sprinkler issue prompts fire alarm at Thames St building

Heard on: Newport Fire
02:36
00:00
Matchbox (number withheld) Thames Street.
audio iconFire & Arson
Thames St, Newport, RI 02840
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation at a building near Thames Street in Newport. Multiple fire units arrived at the scene of a wood-frame structure under renovation. Investigation determined the cause was a sprinkler issue carried over from the previous night, with no fire hazard found.

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