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Cooking smoke sets off fire alarm at Central AveChelsea MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Central Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm activation at an apartment building near Central Ave in Chelsea. They found smoke from food left on a stove in unit 208. The situation was contained, with no fire spread or injuries reported.

Audio|Heard on: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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03:46
Transcript:
00:00
Chelsea Box One Three Three One, near Central Ave.
00:05
Response will be Engine Two,
00:07
Engine Four,
00:09
Tower One, Ladder Two, Car Three.
00:13
That's Chelsea Box. Box 1331,
00:16
Near Central Ave.
00:19
Response is Engine 2, Engine 4, Tower 1, Ladder 2, Car 3.
00:29
Ground will be Channel 2.
00:36
Ladder two to fire alarm.
00:38
Answering ladder two.
00:42
Illegally parked vehicle, Webster at Broadway, have the police tag it.
00:48
Received.
00:54
Engine two to fire alarm.
00:57
Fire alarm's answering, engine two.
01:00
On scene near Central, alarm sounded, nothing showing.
01:05
Engine two, you're on scene.
01:06
Alarm sounding, nothing showing.
01:07
1747.
01:17
And that's it.
01:20
We're in the rear of the building on Watts Street.
01:24
Received.
01:29
Read a fire alarm.
01:32
I'm answering car three.
01:35
On scene near Central.
01:39
Got alarms sounding, nothing showing.
01:41
Car three has command.
01:43
Three, you're on scene and have command 1748.
01:55
It indicates unit 208, smoke.
02:16
Let me investigate in unit 208.
02:21
Investigating unit 208 at 1750.
02:37
Food on the stove, unit 208, no extension.
02:41
Can attempt a reset.
03:40
Companies returning in service, terminate command.
03:44
Returning in service, terminating command 1754.

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Central Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150

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