Faulty space heater triggers detector on Western Street, Worcester County MA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a faulty space heater that activated the detector system on Western Street. The system had been reset by an engineer before firefighters arrived, and the engineer was advised not to do this in the future. No fire was found, and responders returned to service.
Audio|Heard on: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Western Street Command, if our alarm.
00:04
I'm answering that's a street command.
00:08
A faulty space heater in one of the stairwells set off the detector. The system was reset before arrival by an engineer.
00:16
The engineer was told not to reset it in the future. Companies are returning, command terminated.
00:22
Received report of faulty space heater; system was reset before arrival.
00:26
The engineer was advised not to do that in the future.
00:30
Command terminated, companies returning.
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Location mentioned:
West St, Massachusetts
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