Smoke detector triggered by smoking at hotel women's restroom, Westford MA
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Fire & ArsonA smoke detector was activated on the first floor women's restroom at the Hampton Inn near Technology Drive. The building was evacuated. Investigation found the alarm was caused by smoking, with no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Westford Fire
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Transcript:
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Wessexcrollcat 24, 19134 tower of the medical ones.
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9 Nixon Road, Hampton Inn, and then, box alarm.
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24,
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engine 134, tower, medical one, 9 Nixon Road, Hampton Inn in,
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box alarm,
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(number withheld).
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1-3-4 tower on the next one next row handpin inbox the left coming in as express floor smoke the heat
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Thank you, sir.
00:39
Headquarters companies are on scene.
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Four story type five, nothing shown in the exterior, building from the process of being evacuated,
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engine 311 minutes.
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The core company is out nothing shown, building is evacuated, you get command (number withheld).
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File up in the command.
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Medical One is going to be investigating a smoke detector activation in the first floor woman's room.
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If we smoke detector first floor, one of the room,
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then we take control.
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Command answer.
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We have a report from a witness that it was set off by smoking in a women's bathroom.
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No smoke at this time, we're best to be in the practice.
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Some people...
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Precith. Precith.
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Okay.
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I'm answering you.
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Please.
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I'll hold the headquarters company and return everybody else.
02:02
Return, headquarters, returning everybody else at 1530, R1-A-4.
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Location mentioned:
Hampton Inn Technology Drive, Westford, MA 01886
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