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Smoke detector alarm and overheated motor at building, Newton MA

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Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460

A smoke detector alarm activated and an overheated motor was reported near Walnut Street. Maintenance shut down the motor and the power company was notified.

Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
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00:23
Transcript:
00:00
9-3111 is restored with a smoke detector in the vestibule near Walnut Street out cut out
00:13
maintenance on scene shut down the overheated motor before we arrived and they notified Encore but please ensure Encore has a ticket terminate command of (number withheld)

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Location mentioned:
Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident terminated; all units returning
  2. Alarm system restored; maintenance and utility notified
  3. Incident contained; minimal response required
  4. Source identified as overheated motor
  5. Investigation continues; command updated
  6. Initial investigation finds nothing showing
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