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Dust sets off alarm at Belleville nursery school, Belleville NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/20/2025 09:02 AM

Mill St, Belleville, NJ 07109

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a smoke alarm activation at Sandy Lane Nursery School near Mill Street in Belleville. Firefighters investigated and confirmed that the alarm was caused by dust from ongoing work inside rather than an actual fire.

Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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01:41

Transcript:

00:00

All units respond near Mill Street, Sandy Lane Nursery School, smoke alarm on the second floor, panic.

00:21

Trucking.

00:24

Cartel around.

00:27

Engine 3 is responding.

00:33

Command running Sandy Lane School.

00:36

It's a two-story wood frame.

00:40

Nothing shown.

00:41

Audible activated,

00:42

investigating.

00:44

Steve, 4-04.

00:46

Okay, sure.

00:48

Headquarters reports being met out front by contractors working inside.

00:51

They indicated it was a dust activation.

00:54

I'll be out investigating.

00:56

Chief.

00:58

Thank you. A1, stand fast.

01:02

Probably on the rise.

01:03

My course, make a truck only.

01:08

For whoever arrives first,

01:10

just to help them reset.

01:13

Angel 3, I'll take that in.

01:18

Engine 2, receive, we're available.

01:22

Proven's available.

01:25

Chief, what's your location?

01:28

I'm on the first floor by one of the main entrances at the panels of silence.

01:33

And we're working on Division II.

01:35

We're ventilating that now.

01:38

Engine 3, we're by the main entrance.

01:41

We're by the main entrance.

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Mill St, Belleville, NJ 07109

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