Fire alarm triggered by smoke from trash, Lowell MA


Responders went to a fire alarm activation at a location on Merrimack St. They found that smoke from trash had triggered a smoke detector, but there was no actual fire.
Audio|Source: Lowell Fire Department
01:49
Transcript:
For box, 138, it's near Merrimack St. Engine 3, Engine 6, Engine 4, Ladder 3, Rescue, Car 2 to respond. Cross streets of Suffolk and Cabot. Got, too, that's Merrimack St. File them as that. Cat two is on scene, Merrimack St. Type 1, high-rise. We have alarm sound on, I'll have command. Engine 3 is on. Ladder 3 is off. Here, we're actually in a fire alarm indication here. It's been a smoke detector in the trash. Command has that smoke detector in the trash. Just standby. This is the front.
For box, 138, it's near Merrimack St. Engine 3, Engine 6, Engine 4, Ladder 3, Rescue, Car 2 to respond. Cross streets of Suffolk and Cabot. Got, too, that's Merrimack St. File them as that. Cat two is on scene, Merrimack St. Type 1, high-rise. We have alarm sound on, I'll have command. Engine 3 is on. Ladder 3 is off. Here, we're actually in a fire alarm indication here. It's been a smoke detector in the trash. Command has that smoke detector in the trash. Just standby. This is the front.
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Location mentioned:
Near Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01854
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