Smoke alarm triggered by disconnected dryer vent, North Andover MA
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Fire & ArsonA smoke alarm went off in a multi-residential building near Royal Crest Drive. The cause was a disconnected dryer vent in the laundry room. Maintenance reattached the vent and reset the alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
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01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Eight three unste, multi-authority, multi-residential.
00:04
Nothing shown from the outside.
00:06
Go to congratulate 21-Hus command.
00:09
All units stay on Royal Crest.
00:11
Tight on this,
00:13
on this sun.
00:20
Engine 2 on scene, multi-story, piloted comfor.
00:23
Such thing she'll go into a message.
00:26
All units now remain out on World First Friday.
00:35
For a race of engine 2, you will handle.
00:38
Fire alarm to Injid 3, the latter 1, 8 for you to trigger.
00:47
I don't want to have that returning.
00:54
Point, you find these place.
00:58
We're clear in the valley.
01:25
File, I'm Etiuteu.
01:28
Problems are issued you.
01:32
This was a smoke alarm activation in the laundry room caused by the dryer vent not being on.
01:38
You let maintenance self-saved to re-attach that the morning.
01:42
The distance took the reset, clear.
01:44
Returning.
01:47
I appreciate because a dryer vent can get detached.
01:52
All of my maintenance and they attached that in some way.
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Location mentioned:
Royal Crest Dr, North Andover, MA 01845
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