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Smoke detector causes fire alarm at group homeChatham MA

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Harold Ln, West Chatham, MA 02669

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at the May Institute group home near Harold Lane caused by an activated smoke detector on the first floor. No fire was found.

Audio|Source: Chatham Fire
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Transcript:
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Town Fire Central Station alarm, the May Institute.
00:13
Town Station 1, Central Station Alarm[1] coming in as a General Fire alarm, May Institute, near Harold Lane,
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16.23.
00:28
Headquarters has a call.
00:36
Shot of fire, engine five, responding.
00:40
Engine five, y'all responding, May Institute, near Harold Lane.
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Chattof-fire, Ambulance 2 is off in quarters.
00:50
Ambulance 2, you're back in quarter, 1620.
00:59
Chat of fire, engine 5 on location, 2-story group home.
01:03
That's nothing show when we're investigating.
01:08
On location, two-story group home, nothing showing in that case.
01:19
Shadow fire from Engine 5.
01:22
Item 5.
01:30
Activated detector, First Floor, Room 1.
01:33
Unknown cause.
01:35
This is to lead us.
01:36
Engine 5, returning.
01:44
Activated detector first floor unknown cause, system reset, your attorney.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Central Station Alarm: Alarm received from a third‑party monitoring company indicating an automatic fire/security system activation at a premises

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Harold Ln, West Chatham, MA 02669

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