Dust from equipment triggers alarm at capital building, Pennington NJ
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Workers using hydraulic equipment created dust inside a six-story building near Capital Way, triggering the fire alarm. The alarm was set to test mode and a fire watch was established while technicians cleaned the alarm sensors.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Fire/EMS Dispatch, Ewing Response and Fireground
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Transcript:
00:00
Central Towers, uh...
00:14
Workers are using some hydraulic equipment inside.
00:18
They created some dust, which set the alarm off.
00:22
We're going to put the alarm on test in that area and post a fire watch.
00:25
We're going to have an alarm tech come out and clean the heads.
00:28
The company's in the process of picking up.
00:30
I'll be terminating command. Chief Tony's available.
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Location mentioned:
Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534
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