Workers sanding set off fire alarm at hall

Heard on: Saugus Police and Fire

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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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Engine three, tower one, car three.

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Engine three, tower one, car three.

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Respond to (number withheld) Appleton Street, Knights of Columbus.

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Fire alarm activation called in by the alarm company coming in as general fire alarm.

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Again, that's from the engine three, tower one, car three, (number withheld) Appleton Street, Knights of Columbus.

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For a fire alarm activation called in by the alarm company coming in as general fire alarm.

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Saugus Fire, 1206 .

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Tower, is there a response?

00:36

Tower, is there a response? Follow us, sir.

00:46

Saugus Fire calling C3.

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C3?

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C3, member of the Knights of Columbus gave us a call.

00:58

Said workers in the building are sanding.

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Triggered the alarm.

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Okay, you can cancel what company C3 will handle.

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Saugus Fire calling Tower One, Engine Three.

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Cancel response, tower one, engine three.

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Cancel response, priority three.

9/7/2026 09:03 AM

Fire

Appleton St, Saugus, MA 01906

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire alarm at a Knights of Columbus building on Appleton Street in Saugus. The alarm was reportedly triggered by workers sanding inside, and the response was canceled.