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False fire alarm caused by detector malfunction at universityAmherst MA

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Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at the UMass Chiller Facility near North Service Road. The alarm was caused by a detector malfunction and was reset by Environmental Health and Safety. No fire or hazard was found and units left the scene.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 2 and engine 3 on the air responding UMAT to the Chiller facility on North Service Road.
00:06
Engine 2 is a crew of 4.
00:13
Engine 2, engine 3 on near the North Chiller Plant, near North Service Road.
00:19
Engine 2, a crew of 3, 12 o'clock.
00:26
I'm from engine two.
00:33
Go ahead, engine two.
00:35
Item two is on scene, UMass, a killer facility with the H&X, UMPD.
00:41
Alarms are activated, nothing else from the exterior.
00:43
This will be a killer facility command to be switching a fire rep.
00:48
Engine 2, you're on scene, EHMS, UMPD.
00:52
And alarms activated.
00:54
X-7, you'll have command 1203.
01:07
729 from Chiller Facility command.
01:11
Go ahead,
01:15
Chiller Facility Command.
01:19
Activation due to the detector malfunction system has been reset by E H&S.
01:24
Command is terminated, engine 2, engine 3 and service returning.
01:30
Detector malfunction,
01:32
detector reset by E H&S.
01:34
Command terminated, engine 2, engine 3 and service returning 12-10.

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Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003

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