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False alarm for commercial fire at Merrill bell tower, Merrill WI

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O Day St, Merrill, WI 54452

A commercial fire alarm at near East Street Bell Tower in Merrill was investigated and confirmed to be caused by burnt toast, not an actual fire.

Audio|Heard on: Merrill Police and Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Light and two, Merrill Fire, you were needed to respond to near East Street Bell Tower for a commercial fire alarm.
00:13
Lincoln County, Merrill Fire, you need to respond to near O'Day Street for a commercial fire alarm for a smoke detector on the third floor dining.
00:23
On page 822.
00:28
There's a...
00:36
166 or 170.
00:38
I can take it.
00:39
I'm 1060 anyway.
00:43
7.
00:45
4.
00:52
Lincoln 1701023 Bell Tor.
00:55
1023.
00:57
104.
01:06
Lincoln from engine 61 and 161 truck 63 and mess 61 are being around.
01:22
Lincoln from 170 is my understanding it's just burnt toast there might be 102 here we'll go check it out.
01:30
10470.
01:35
179.
01:37
1-79.
01:40
Lincoln 179 1041 squad SRO1 I'll be out at the high school Lincoln 168 1041 sr02.
02:03
Truck 63 then, 861.
02:06
All right.
02:09
Before we left, I heard traffic that might be burnt toast.
02:12
It's an FYI.
02:16
Thank you.
02:18
Linking from 1861, can you update the summer situation?
02:29
161-170 stated possibly burnt toast they're looking further into it.
02:36
Copy thank you.
02:41
Lincoln one seven zero high spoke of maintenance for the guy on the third floor and one waiting for the fire apartment at the door it's burnt toast one's the fire department no so they're 1040.
02:53
1040.
03:00
Engine 61 confirmed it is burnt toast.
03:03
You can go 1040.
03:04
Maintenance will be waiting at the door for you.

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O Day St, Merrill, WI 54452

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