False fire alarm caused by cooking in apartment, Peabody MA
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a false box alarm near Main Street caused by cooking smoke in an apartment above a business.
Audio|Heard on: Peabody Police and Fire
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
Reported box alarm, near Main Street, engine one, engine four, engine five, ladder one, car two, nearest cross streets, Washington Street and Little's Lane.
00:12
Reported box alarm,
00:15
near Main Street, engine one, engine four, engine five, ladder one, car two,
00:21
nearest cross streets, Washington Street and Little's Lane.
00:25
That's going to be the fruit mall behind Gallen Arrow.
00:45
All right, I'm Katu, initial radio report.
00:49
Go ahead, Kartu.
00:52
Camov, Lodge, business is on the first floor with the apartments above.
00:57
C3 is going to be watching the street command.
00:59
We have nothing showing to be investigating.
01:03
Chief Kattu, you're on C, nothing showing.
01:08
Measure 1, we're off.
01:09
We're on.
01:10
We're on.
01:11
I'm going to go to the panel in the basement in the back here.
01:15
I'll let you know the area of activation.
01:18
Sure. It's close to the abominance above.
01:29
All right, I'm blocked 2532, is that correct?
01:35
That's affirmative, 2532.
01:49
There are a lot of engines full is on the Washington street side.
01:54
You want to get a report at the Department H in the back from one of the residents.
01:58
Still checking the panel.
02:08
Do you want to command?
02:12
Okay, do you want?
02:14
Yeah, I got a strobe and alarm going off at Unit 6, but the door is locked.
02:18
Do we have keys in there?
02:23
I do have keys, try to access the fire alarm panel.
02:27
Residents reporting they were cooking a popcorn here.
02:30
He believes that was the activation?
02:35
Received.
02:38
Be safe.
02:42
Gate is refueled and jumpstarted at the vehicle.
02:45
Show me clear.
02:47
Roger.
02:55
Pines on seat.
03:07
Fire alarm main street camels.
03:11
Hello.
03:14
Contact the PCN, the keys that don't work for the door to get down to the fire alarm panel.
03:21
Sue.
03:26
We'll leave it's Darry Hobie and Maria.
03:37
You want to command?
03:40
Okay, any one?
03:42
Yeah, in unit eight, they're spray painting some fishing cabinet.
03:50
Okay, receipt. Was that the activation? Healthy?
03:54
Well, the smoke detector's been all blocked off, but the heat detector is in there, it's not covered, but it's not shown like it was activated.
04:09
Please control.
04:11
Can be control?
04:14
You shall be clear.
04:16
Unable sir.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Peabody, MA 01960
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