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Skunk spray mistaken for fire alarm odor at residenceEssex County MA

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Essex County, MA

A fire alarm was reported near Sarah Ave. Upon investigation, no fire or hazard was found. The odor detected was caused by a skunk spraying inside the house. An exterminator was contacted to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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V866 will fire engine 6, respond to near Sarah Ave for audible alarm.
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Section 6, near Sarah Ave for audible alarm.
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Crossread VEAV and GERS and GERCMF.
00:22
Six is responding.
00:27
On the fire.
00:42
Oh, I'm sorry.
00:44
Yeah, you know how I throw your one too?
00:48
Not yet, we got to pass.
00:50
Oh,
00:52
we just a minute.
00:58
You have the last four?
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99.
01:02
Last four, or 864-1, 8641.
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I want to hang up,
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send me at the 21 Washington.
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I went on history, nothing else called that.
01:17
I made contact with two of the apartments.
01:20
And no one called the police are going to find the rest of the apartment.
01:25
No answer. And there are in the department.
01:29
Okay,
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man.
01:41
File on this one.
01:43
How's done?
01:46
Zero reading.
01:48
The order is going to be coming from a skunk that possibly sprayed in the house.
01:53
They're going to be contact, an exterminator, looking to be clear returning, no hazard.
01:56
If you want to update every source.

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