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False fire alarm triggered by coffee roasting

Poplar Swamp Rd, Bethany, CT 06524 - 6/12/2026 08:43 AM

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a business near Poplar Swamp Road in Bethany for an activated fire alarm. The alarm company later reported that someone on scene with the correct passcode said the alarm was likely triggered by roasting coffee beans, and responders checked the building with no visible fire.

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Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
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00:00
Poplar Swamp Road for the activated fire alarm.
00:02
Repeating, Bethany Fire Department need to respond.
00:05
Number (number withheld) Poplar Swamp Road, cross of Bethmar Road and Early Court for the activated fire alarm.
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