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Burnt food triggers fire alarm at apartment building

Heard on: Southbridge and Area Fire Departments
03:08
00:00
Fire alarm, Shookus Saloma assignment for fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
Coombs St, Southbridge, MA 01550
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Fire crews were sent to an apartment building near Coombs Street in Southbridge for a strong odor of burning. The fire alarm activated, but there was no visible fire or smoke. Firefighters checked the three-story wood-frame building and found burnt food on a stove on the first floor as the source of the odor. The situation did not involve an active fire.

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