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Fire crew investigates smoke alarm at Newport building, Newport RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 03:08 PM

Near Spring St, Newport, RI 02840

Fire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm on the first floor of a building near Spring Street in Newport. Upon arrival, they found no visible smoke from three sides of the building and began investigating the source of the alarm.

Audio|Source: Newport Fire

01:48

Transcript:

00:00

Phone alarm, near Spring Street.

00:10

Station 5, station 1, station 1, car 2, letter 2, respond to near Spring Street,

00:15

or phone alarm[1].

00:17

First floor smoke detector.

00:19

All communication fire gun on.

00:32

Phone alarm, station 1, station 5, car 2, outer 2.

00:36

Respond, near Spring Street.

00:40

For phone alarm[1], first floor, smoke on.

00:46

Black.

00:51

188.

00:56

18 wait.

01:04

Spawning units closest hydrants will be on the corner of Spring and Pallum and Spring Mill.

01:16

Fire alarm, danger five on team, one and a half frame, wood story, nothing showing from three sides to the exterior.

01:22

How to investigate.

01:28

Sorry,

01:29

we're framed up and showing on three-southout to investigate at 18-11.

01:38

Car two-on-see. Car two-on-see and engine filed out to investigate.

01:48

1812.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

phone alarm: Incident reported by telephone (civilian call)

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Near Spring St, Newport, RI 02840

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