Fire alarm triggered by burnt food in group home, Topsfield MA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm at a group home near Washington Street in Topsfield. The building was evacuated. The cause was burnt food in a microwave. Units remained to ventilate the building.
Audio|Heard on: Topsfield Fire and Rescue Dispatch
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Top suit fire from regional respond for the commercial fire alarm activation,
00:04
near Washington Street, the group home.
00:06
Again, top suit fire from regional, on with the all tone.
00:09
Commercial fire line activation,
00:11
near Washington Street,
00:13
first floor smoke detector.
00:19
Regional Tops out of entry.
00:24
Visual answered.
00:29
On for the fire alarm activation, near Washington Street.
00:35
Racing,
00:37
engine 3 on responding.
00:38
near Washington Street, the group home.
00:41
Course fire alarm activation is coming in as first floor smoke detector.
00:47
Cross street is going to be Glen Road, Metamue Road.
00:51
Most of Tindrance is going to be near Washington.
01:00
General Topsoil Engine 3.
01:05
Regional answering engine 3.
01:09
Engine 3 is on arrival, about one and a half story, wood frame, group home.
01:14
Building appears to be evacuated.
01:16
We'll be investigating.
01:17
Engine 3 will up command.
01:24
Receive engine 3 on team 1.5 story wood frame building.
01:27
Building is evacuated.
01:28
You'll be investigating engine 3 as command.
01:37
Command from Totho v2.
01:46
Command,
01:47
Topfield 8-2.
01:52
Answering 8-2.
01:57
We're back in town when you're like to head in your direction.
02:01
Yeah, can you start with a lighter truck? We can you start with a lighter truck? We can get ventilation?
02:08
Recease.
02:10
Regional Top-Till 8-2.
02:14
If you'll answer, tops you'll be too.
02:19
If you show us off in quarter,
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Chuck Wall will be signing on in a moment.
02:26
Ready.
02:33
From one, and be command.
02:44
Community call in regional.
02:48
This is going to be burnt food in the microwave.
02:51
We'll be standing by to ventilate.
02:55
Regent, burnt food in the microwave, standing by for ventilation.
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Location mentioned:
Washington St, Topsfield, MA 01983
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