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Apparent fire alarm at Mercy Hospital canceled

Heard on: Jasper County Fire and EMS
00:57
00:00
Fire department needed for a fire alarm called by alarm company at the Mercy Hospital, (number withheld) North Fourth Avenue.
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N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to Mercy Hospital in Newton for a possible fire alarm initially reported by an alarm company. Hospital staff later determined there was a short in a wire, and the alarm was canceled.

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