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False alarm at rooming house in ChelseaChelsea MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Chelsea, MA 02150

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Chelsea responded to a fire alarm at a rooming house near Eastern Avenue. The alarm was determined to have been triggered by a cigarette. The fire alarm system was reset, and all responding units returned to service without incident.

Audio|Heard on: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Box 3851 auxiliary for Securitas Rooming House,
00:06
near Eastern Ave.
00:09
Response to the box, engine three, engine one, ladder two, car three.
00:14
That's Chelsea Box 3851 Auxiliary, Securitas Rooming House,
00:20
near Eastern Avenue.
00:22
Response to the box, engine three, engine one, ladder two, car three, channel two via fire ground.
00:34
Back to the front line.
00:37
LM's answering, ladder two.
00:40
Austin, 4th to 3rd and a half.
00:43
Alarm sounded, nothing showing.
00:47
Seen alarm sounding, nothing showing in 259.
00:55
Stopped there to follow up.
00:58
LM's answering, car three.
01:01
On east and out with the companies, trap three is coming up.
01:06
Can I have with the company? You have command at 300 h .
01:13
How do you say to command?
01:18
Got a lot of food.
01:21
Alarm set off by cigarette.
01:27
You should have command for uh.
01:31
Answering Eastern Ave command.
01:34
Pulling engine three and ladder two, sending all out on the box.
01:38
Engine three, ladder two, all out on the box 301.
01:43
Righty, you got enough fire?
01:48
313.
01:55
Got a fire off.
01:57
Answering.
02:01
Fire alarm system master box are reset.
02:03
All companies returning to terminating command.
02:07
Fire alarm system reset, master box reset all out on terminating command 302.
02:14
All companies switch back channel one.

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