Burst water heater triggers fire alarm in apartments

Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS

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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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41, a fire alarm.

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Fire engine 41.

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Yeah, the source of this is going to be a burst water heater in the attic of (number withheld) Walker Road.

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The source is a burst water heater in the attic of (number withheld) Walker Road.

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Fire alarm A1.

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A1, clean and returning from one general.

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Electrical

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inspector

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that there's water gotten into a couple fixtures in the

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one, (number withheld) and the one above.

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Notifying the electrical inspector.

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Water has gotten into the fixtures in apartment one and the apartment above.

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Apartment (number withheld) and the one above.

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Apologies, apartment (number withheld) and above.

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41 to fire alarm.

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That other apartment number is going to be 12.

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Did you hear back from maintenance yet?

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Apartment (number withheld) and (number withheld) have not heard back from maintenance, so I'll give management a call back.

2026-10-13 08:42 UTC

Fire

Walker Rd, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a building near Walker Road in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The alarm was reportedly caused by a burst water heater in the attic, with water entering electrical fixtures in two apartments. The electrical inspector was notified and maintenance was contacted.