Fire alarm with smoke prompts boiler backfire investigation, Rehoboth MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm and light smoke in the basement near Homestead Avenue. They determined the cause was likely a boiler backfire and found no dangerous gas levels during their investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Rehoboth Police and Fire
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03:37
Transcript:
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KZ443 Dispatching Station 2 to near Homestead Ave.
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Investigation of a fire alarm sounding with light smoke in the basement.
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That's KZ44443 Dispatching Station 2 to near Homestead Ave.
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Investigation of fire alarm sounding with light smoke in the basement.
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App 2 to 443.
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Your message.
00:26
F2 is a registered station too.
00:31
Received that too.
00:35
I advised I did speak with that homeowner.
00:38
Believe it to be a backfire on a boiler.
00:44
Receive, sir.
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863
00:58
Passage Sure I have a fighter bomb responding, near Homestead to have an investigation of a fire alarm with light smoke in the basement.
01:08
Careful.
01:14
I can take that if you're working on that report.
01:19
I appreciate them.
01:20
I'll finish up there.
01:23
Thank you, though.
01:26
Ten for us, sir.
01:56
2443. Press attention 2.
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On near Homestead Ave.
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Appreciate.
02:08
6.9, Adam.
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Message.
02:16
24 of Vils of County.
02:20
Okay.
02:23
Okay. Okay. Okay.
02:30
Two.
02:31
Take a two number three, second two is on the line.
02:36
We should thank you two.
02:44
Agent 2 is on team, both a second.
02:50
We should thank you too.
02:55
66300. The message.
03:02
1023.
03:05
Receive.
03:12
Car 2, engine to him.
03:30
We got zero readings in the basement.
03:32
We do have an odor of a delayed ignition to be investigating farther.
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Location mentioned:
Homestead Ave, Rehoboth, MA 02769
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