Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Hartford building, Hartford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 07:25 AM

Near Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105

A fire alarm was triggered at a building near Asylum Ave in Hartford, causing evacuation of occupants. Fire units responded but found no active fire, indicating it was likely a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Hartford Fire Department

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 11, engine 14, engine 1, matter 6, lot of 2, District 1. (number withheld) Asylum at the first floor for the private central station. They're getting a lobby pull to the vampire incident, too.

00:16

Yeah, far along from line 5.

00:18

Matter 5 is just pulling up to (number withheld) Asylum.

00:22

We'll take that.

00:24

Or command, building seen evacuated.

00:30

You're on incident one, ladder five.

00:34

Yeah, sorry, Honda.

00:41

Firelight from Latter 5. Spill Ladder 5 on the second asylum.

00:44

Take us off Somer. We're on Stead. Haldryon Hallway, Apartment (number withheld). Six-story brick occupied, being evacuated.

00:53

Latter 5, that's commute.

00:55

All right, trucks just pull on. The District 2, do you want Ladder 2 on your assignment on for Sumner?

01:04

Yeah, we'll take another truck.

01:06

We're on Cielsen command on something.

01:10

So for a lot of two, you're now had a (number withheld) stominer for the alarms activated.

01:18

Letter 4.5, you copied at 4.5, callway.

01:24

Letter 4 to engine 5, said the fifth floor?

01:28

Yeah.

01:29

All right, we're heading up.

01:35

Perfect.

01:37

Yes, sir.

01:39

Can you have 14 is covered on that call? I haven't gone to service.

01:42

10-4.

01:48

You got fire alarm from ladder 5.

01:54

Got ladder 5.

01:58

The full ladder 5 for (number withheld) to 5.

02:05

Is it clear you from (number withheld) to 5?

02:09

So you could just keep letter 5, dismiss the rest of the assignment.

02:14

Fire test,

02:16

no notification was made.

02:18

All right, Tim, we're holding ladder 5, or (number withheld) a 5 in the bounce of assignment to dismiss.

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