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False fire alarm triggered at public building in Bridgeport, Bridgeport CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/13/2025 05:57 AM

Near Congress St, Bridgeport, CT 06604

A fire alarm was activated at a public building in Bridgeport but was found to be false. The false alarm was likely caused by a water leak. All fire companies except Ladder 5 were returned to service after investigation.

Audio|Source: Bridgeport Fire

02:3

Transcript:

00:00

Bridgeport, Congress, sir, command.

00:06

You can put in recall, return all companies with the exceptional ladder five.

00:10

This was a faulty alarm.

00:15

Here you see, we call holding with ladder 5, faulty alarm.

00:20

Stand by, recall of alarm of fire,

00:23

300 Congress Street. We call the alarm of fire, 300 Congress Street. All companies will return to service to the exception of ladder 5.

00:30

Letter 5, Commander 5, command.

00:40

Still has some troubles, one being a pole station fighting control door.

00:50

Okay, we'll just leave everything in trouble. We can silence the trouble alarm because I think the water decline has something like this.

00:57

Yeah, it's been silent.

01:00

Battalion 1A2 Battalion 1. We did find a pull station that are where we're going to try our home.

01:05

We shut it.

01:06

Total of them happen for us.

01:08

Okay.

01:12

998, we're all in that.

01:16

Okay, we're going to come up with the Toronto recessed at the full station.

01:20

It's probably before.

01:21

I'm back to support.

01:28

Bridgeport calling engine 12.

01:33

First sport tells respond at 177 Westville.

01:36

Very easy. Thank you.

01:47

Bridgeport, Congress command will be terminated. This was a faulty alarm probably due to a water leak.

01:52

All companies are in service.

01:56

Message received. Congress command terminated, faulty alarm, probably due to a water leak. All companies are coming in service.

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Near Congress St, Bridgeport, CT 06604

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