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Fire crews find alarm malfunction near Ward St

Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
02:01
00:00
Attention, Engine Four, Engine Seven, Ladder Two, Battalion Three.
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Ward St, Paterson, NJ 07505
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible fire alarm activation near Ward Street and the intersections of Clark and Prince Streets in Paterson. Crews investigated a report of smoke in a building and determined that the incident was due to a malfunctioning smoke detector in a sixth-floor room. No signs of fire were found, and responding units were held at the scene until confirmation that the alarm was false.

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