Mall fire alarm likely caused by nut roasting haze

Heard on: Edison NJ Fire-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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All right, we checked that wing of the mall.

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We didn't see any pull stations, but at the nuts factory, which is in that location,

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they're roasting nuts.

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There's a little bit of a haze, so we're trying to determine if that might have set something off.

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Rescue

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four to command.

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We're in AMC's lobby too, and there's nothing going on over here.

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What was it? SS14.

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Since you just came in.

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Your message.

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We're on scene with security.

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They said they were waiting for the fire protection company to come back to reset the alarm panel.

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That it was giving a error code.

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Well, it's giving a lot of codes.

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Definitely a fire alarm activation.

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Command, engine two.

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Two.

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You can clear, we got it to the back.

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Received.

2026-09-27 18:04 UTC

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Parsonage Rd, Edison, NJ 08837

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm activation at a mall. They checked a wing and the AMC lobby and found no active emergency. Haze from a nearby nuts factory roasting nuts may have triggered the alarm, and security waited for a fire protection company to reset the alarm panel due to error codes.

Mall fire alarm likely caused by nut roasting haze

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