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False fire alarm at Worcester housing property, Worcester MA

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Near Lakeside Ave, Worcester, MA 01603

Fire and emergency units responded to a fire alarm at a Worcester housing building. Upon investigation, no smoke or fire was found. Crews waited for a key to access the basement, but no fire was confirmed.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
04:59
Transcript:
00:00
Tension engine 5, engine 4, ladder, 4, car 4, 16 lakeside-off for the Central Station.
00:06
Engine 4, ladder, car, 4,
00:09
16, lakes, now for the Central Station, Fireground, C, C, Bravo, timeout, midnight.
00:13
Command a lot of sex.
00:17
Bring whatever squeeze you have in your wet back.
00:24
Receive. We're out on the corporation side.
00:27
The air sheet for 16 lakeside on the local alarm.
00:31
Carforth, Engine 5 for Latter 4, 16 Lakeside Ave at Worcester Housing.
00:36
They have a general fire alarm and a basement general fire alarm.
00:40
Forest level one.
00:47
Oh, command a lot of four. Sorry, there's an alleyway here.
01:10
Command the fire on the floor. We're going to hold the assignment. Still nothing's showing. We just came entry into building 16th. For an assignment. I just, I'm on the phone with Lister Housing right now.
01:36
Commandant. Yep. Command. Be sure that was for Bravo. Hello. Tyler. Tyler. We're on arrival.
02:06
Drive for this heel alarm timeout seven minutes. Fire alarm. Fire alarm. Hi alarm. Hi there's all that stress. Crazy.
02:34
You said this is a basement alarm? Correct. The alarm company called in a general fire and a general basement fire alarm. Okay. Any ETA on Worcester housing? No. The answering service told me that she's going to pass a message along, but that it's going to be a while until she even gets to call back from someone who can go over.
03:01
Received. We've investigated the property for Building 16. We've talked to residents. No smoke, no fire. We're going to have to just wait for a key for the basement. You can hold engine 5. All companies off at Lakeside Act can return holding engine 5. Again, all companies off at Lakeside can return holding engine 5 only. Engine 5, push 2 off. See you Charlie at 9 minutes.

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Near Lakeside Ave, Worcester, MA 01603
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