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False fire alarm at apartment complex in ReadingReading MA

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Woburn St, Reading, MA 01867

Fire and police responded to a fire alarm activation near Woburn Street at an apartment complex in Reading. Workers were on scene and the situation was under control outside. The fire alarm was recalled with no active fire found.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Fire one is on the air.
00:01
Reading 2 Police and Fire Unit is going to be striking box 1112 for near Woburn Street.
00:11
Fire alarm activation, called in by the alarm company.
00:19
One of the two can take it from Charles.
00:22
Receipts.
00:29
Chris, I'm doing a report, but if it's a bit of a cluster over the eye, I can head out and help the traffic, if I need to block one of the intersections.
00:40
Coffee's no later.
00:47
Ready for hazard ladder, you're on responding.
01:00
Engine 4, MediC1 on for the box.
01:04
Engine 4, MediC1 also on, responded.
01:09
All right,
01:14
fire, C3 is responding.
01:16
The fire, C3, you're on responding.
01:17
Reading hazard, C3, you're on responding.
01:21
Rating, fire, C5, also responding.
01:24
C5 also responding.
01:34
Ready fire has it.
01:35
Reading fire with a box alarm.
01:36
Box 112 struck for near Woburn Street.
01:39
All companies responding.
01:46
Next to the engine 4.
01:49
Engine 4 is on Cedar room 4 store apartment complex.
01:52
Seems to be workers on scene under control from the outside.
01:54
The offensive strategy likes priority.
01:57
Engine 4 will have loops to examine.
02:02
As it, engine 4, you're on team, you have command.
02:10
Be on team, confirming engine 4's report, I'll have the security command.
02:16
As a car 3, all the team, confirming engine 4's report, you have command.
02:31
We're answering command.
02:36
Recall the box, hold engine 4, all the companies are trying.
02:41
Reading fire has it, running fire with a recall in box 112.
02:45
Box 112, box 112.
02:47
Engine 4 remaining on team, all of the companies clear.

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Location mentioned:
Woburn St, Reading, MA 01867

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