Fire alarm triggered by wax in microwave at hotel, Metuchen NJ


A fire alarm was triggered at a four-story extended stay hotel near Two Horsemen Avenue. Wax melted in a microwave in room 109 caused the alarm. No fire was visible, and crews investigated and reset the alarm system.
Audio|Source: Metuchen Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Sent you put engine 5 on location, Captain 5 will have command.
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Four story, class 5, extended state hotel.
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Nothing shown side A, alarm sounding, stepping out to investigate, K?
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State 25. Okay.
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Okay, on a second little bit of the last call.
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Perfect.
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3105, some control.
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Everyone is identified?
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Command[1]ed 206, try to reset.
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Fire from intersection, make this condition 8.
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That's for me, one this.
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One alpha one.
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One alpha one.
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Let's move the responding lake side driver in schedule.
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Fire combatant central.
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Sorry, command your message.
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Wax in the microwave, room 109.
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Local panels reset, you'll use clear and available command is terminated.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Command: Incident command in charge of the scene
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Location mentioned:
Metuchen, NJ
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