Fire alarm caused by discarded smoke detectors in dumpster, Norwich CT
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated an audible fire alarm near Spring Street and Mechanic in Norwich, Connecticut. They found a number of discarded smoke detectors in a dumpster causing the alarm but no fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Montville Police and Fire
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03:26
Transcript:
00:00
North Fire the call for the city.
00:02
Headquarters,
00:04
trying the area of Spring Street and Mechanic.
00:09
Caller reports an audible fire alarm for the past 10 minutes.
00:14
The apartments across the street from the park.
00:16
It doesn't sound like a sudden mechanic.
00:19
Any of the ones at the corner of Mohegan Court and Mohegan Street.
00:22
It's going to be headquarters companies refining the area of spring and mechanic for the audible fire alarm in the area for the past 10 minutes.
00:28
Minutes,
00:29
attack one.
00:36
Matali 1 is in route?
00:39
Turn on for you.
00:43
Headquarters responding.
00:45
Quarters are responding.
00:50
Okay, 351.
00:53
All units engine three, three, he's heading off screen.
01:00
Norwich Fire, engine 3 is in the area.
01:03
Tell me if they're clear down there.
01:06
214-2.
01:08
No, I road still blocked.
01:10
I was checking.
01:12
All right, you like that.
01:17
Swine, water spot, hi, mechanic.
01:26
3X, you have it, the first building.
01:33
Negative, we're on Spring Street.
01:34
I don't hear anything.
01:40
It's good for one sec.
01:42
I got it right here.
01:45
Not sure if it's an isolated smoke detector.
01:49
Good.
01:54
She did a patrol truck of the area of near Grenner High School.
01:57
Grenner High School.
01:58
Callers reported that she was taken out of trash and she heard what sounds like a man yelling or clearing is through.
02:03
She's not sure the exact area and is not sure what he was screaming.
02:09
But she's concerned that he might be injured or hurt.
02:15
Uh... Charge one, you call right there.
02:18
No, I'm probably from the county one.
02:20
All right, sir.
02:27
We've located a smoke detector and a dumpster.
02:30
All that's available.
02:33
Oh,
02:34
that's available.
02:38
845.
02:42
845.
02:47
Call this word 3-1 if you just escalate this to a 1240 please.
02:52
Roger.
03:17
We located a whole bag of smoke detectors from housing disposed of in the dumpster.
03:24
They've been silent, so all companies are clear.
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Location mentioned:
Mechanic St, Norwich, CT 06360
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