Workers trigger fire alarm by starting furnace at residence, Westerly RI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near Stone Bridge Way in Westerly. The alarm was triggered when workers turned on the furnace for the first time. No fire or hazardous conditions were found at the scene.
Audio|Source: Westerly & Chariho Area Fire Departments
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
Westley dispatch, attention to the whole valley fire department.
00:02
You're responding near Stone Bridge Way, cross street near Die Hill Road, a residential fire alarm called in as the house fire alarm.
00:11
That's Wesleyan dispatch to the whole valley fire department.
00:14
Responding near Stone Bridge Way, cross streets near Die Hill Road.
00:19
It'll be for a residential fire alarm, alarm company reporting it to be from the house.
00:23
We're responding.
00:25
Receive responding.
00:27
Okay. Response.
00:28
Receive is responding.
00:30
Westley is responding from Ashway.
00:32
NL3 is responding from Ashway.
00:33
Chief Kahn is responding.
00:36
Caugh responding.
00:37
Chief is responding.
00:39
to station 1.
00:40
Receive in route to station 1.
00:43
Batch calling 911.
00:44
Go ahead, Wesley.
00:46
second call from the alarm company reports.
00:49
Keyholder is on the scene, unknown cause of the alarm, does not see anything.
00:53
I was advised you were continuing to verify.
00:55
Message received.
00:56
Hold all apparatus in quarters.
00:58
Receive. On the orders of all whole-value fire apparatus to hold in quarters.
01:03
West on the scene.
01:04
Two-story, wood frame, nothing shown from the outside.
01:08
Chief on scene, two-story wood frame, nothing showing to the outside.
01:12
01:13
Go ahead, Lieutenant.
01:14
See, there's workers on the scene working on the furnace.
01:16
They just fired it off for the first time.
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Westerly, RI
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