Fire alarm at Central Hotel on 38th Street

Heard on: North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue

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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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In Union City for Squad One, Engine Five, Engine Four, Ladder Three, and Battalion Two, respond to (number withheld) 38th Street.

00:08

Fire alarms activated at the Central Hotel.

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That's for Squad One, Engine Five, Engine Four, Ladder Three, and Battalion Two.

00:16

Respond to (number withheld) 38th Street.

00:19

Fire alarms activated at the Central Hotel.

00:22

Be advised, companies is going to be in room (number withheld).

00:31

Fire control, Battalion Two is on scene.

00:33

Three-story hotel.

00:36

Nothing showing.

00:38

We'll be investigating.

00:39

Establishing 38th Street command.

00:44

Battalion Two, I see nothing showing.

00:45

Battalion Two is 38th Street command.

00:47

Battalion Two is going to be in room (number withheld).

00:51

Battalion Two, received.

8/16/2026 06:48 PM

Fire

38th St, Union City, NJ 07087

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported fire alarm activation at a hotel on 38th Street in Union City. Responding crews, including a battalion chief, found a three-story hotel with nothing visible and began checking a specific guest room while investigating the cause of the alarm.