False fire alarm at school caused by maintenance work, Grosse Pointe Farms MI
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a school near McKinley Ave. Maintenance work in the boiler room caused steam that activated the smoke detector. Students were evacuated but later allowed back inside once the alarm was confirmed false.
Audio|Source: Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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We have a fire alarm. It's going to be at Richard.
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near McKinley.
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General fire alarm.
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3.730, 201.
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We'll be on the McKinley side. Tudgeon directly in front of the school. Nothing showing.
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Students are out.
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In the boiler room, speaking with the principal right now, he said that if the trucks are going to follow up on McKinley, it will be the easiest.
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I wasn't good on that last traffic either.
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It's going to be 2 -1 on the McKinley side. Nothing's showing. We have students outside and there's a hydrant directly in front of the school.
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Okay, the principal stated to 3-1 that it was possibly activated in the boiler room.
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Okay.
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Can you three, do you want me to pull up on McKinley itself or in the back of the school?
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I believe 3-1 faded at McKinley.
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To engine 3 -7 is advising a follow-up on McKinley.
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Negative 37 did not acknowledge that alarms are going out to return to the classroom now.
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313X was just in the boiler room. Maintenance worker said that he was draining the pipe and he caused the steam to activate the smoke detector.
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Everyone can go easy.
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All fine.
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Location mentioned:
Near McKinley Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
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