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False alarm prompts response at Westwood High School

Heard on: Westwood Fire
05:10
00:00
Attention companies, stand by for a box alarm.
audio iconFire & Arson
Clapboardtree St, Westwood, MA 02090
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a box alarm at Xaverian Brothers High School near Clapboardtree Street in Westwood. The alarm was traced to a detector activation in a science lab where a hazardous materials team was collecting old chemicals. There were no signs of fire or danger, and the panel was reset after verification that conditions were normal.

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