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Fire alarm triggers at university library in Amherst, Amherst MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/16/2025 12:28 PM

Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at the W. E. B. Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst near Hicks Way.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst Fire

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Transcript:

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Attention, 5-1 engine 2, still alarm.

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Respond near Hicks Way, UMass, W. E. B. Du Bois Library for fire alarm activation.

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Respond near Hicks Way, UMass, W. E. B. Du Bois Library, 1529.

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Location mentioned:

Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003

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