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Faulty fire alarm at commercial building near west bank expressway, Westwego LA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/5/2025 08:22 AM

Westbank Expy, Westwego, LA 70094

Responders were dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at a commercial building near West Bank Expressway between Louisiana Street and Drake Avenue. Upon investigation, it was found that the alarm was caused by a faulty detector.

Audio|Heard on: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments

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02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm from 440, 44 units of back and quarters.

00:04

Engine 958, lighter 947 and Engine 918, response to an automatic alarm,

00:10

copy back in quarters.

00:13

One West Bank Expressway, Zone 9400, that's an automatic alarm, number one, West Bank Expressway, cross between Louisiana Street and Drake Avenue, Zone 9400.

00:25

No further info for alarm to 1023.

00:29

Okay, 22nd.

00:31

As long as long as page,

00:34

age, 22nd. 1023.

00:36

1023.

00:38

All right communications.

00:45

Not about 8, row.

00:46

Not 8. Topping to now, buddy.

00:54

928 in route for 918.

00:58

Copy engine 928 in route for engine 918.

01:01

That is 947 in route.

01:04

Copy letter 947 in route.

01:06

Letter 117 available.

01:09

Copy letter 117 available.

01:10

Copy letter 117 available.

01:15

Not 5-0147 on scene.

01:26

That's story.

01:29

Commercial structure.

01:31

I'm investigating.

01:32

Nothing showing.

01:33

Copy 950.1.

01:34

Scene, single story, commercial structure, nothing showing.

01:43

All the company units you can split out normal response.

01:46

Problem, 950.

01:47

I got a rep on scene for the alarm company.

01:49

I said I've got a faulty detector.

01:51

Okay.

01:52

Copy 950. Copy 950.

01:58

File on 950.

02:01

950.

02:06

Farm company advisors are going to put it in test.

02:10

You can return all units, not file zero clear.

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Westbank Expy, Westwego, LA 70094

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