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False fire alarm triggered by faulty device in bathroomFranklin MA

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Near Pond St, Franklin, MA 02038

A fire alarm at 475 Franklin Village Drive, 500 Gallery, was triggered. Fire units responded and discovered the cause was a faulty device in the bathroom. No fire or hazards were found after investigation. The building was evacuated as a precaution but no further action was needed.

Audio|Source: Franklin Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Franklin fire with a shift alarm for Battalion 1. Engine 2,
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Tower 1, A2,
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475, Franklin Village Drive,
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500 gallery for fire alarm activation, called in by the alarm company.
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That's Franklin fire with a shift alarm.
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Battalion 1, Tower 1,
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Engine 2, A2,
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475 Franklin Village Drive, the 500 gallery,
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for fireline activation.
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Engine 2 is on.
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Agent 2, you're responding.
01:05
Battalion one's on the way that is built small.
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Battalion you're responding.
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You are anywhere.
01:23
Franklin Fire.
01:26
Unable to replicate is easier. Reachero, we're clear.
01:30
Spawning to the Franklin Village for the box.
01:35
Unable to replicate.
01:37
You're clear.
01:38
Responding to 475 Franklin Village.
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500 Gallery.
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Multiple yard heart higrant high group to that location for you.
02:00
Franklin Valley responding apparatus. 475 Franklin Village Drive.
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General smoke alarm sounding.
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Tower one, you respond.
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Battalion one of Franklin Fire.
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Franklin Fire.
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I'll be off in the 500 blocks for Franklin Village Drive.
02:33
Two-story bricks, rip, all, nothing soft from the exterior. The building is evacuated.
02:39
Be off investigation, I'll take command.
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Side 1, you're on scene. Two-story bricks. Goodmall, nothing shown.
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You're investigating, you have command.
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Agent 2 to Frankel fire. We're on scene.
02:59
Agent 2, you're on scene.
03:08
Town what's going out.
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Saw 1, Yon.
03:20
Hey, three, option.
03:27
35 before I can control. I'll be out of service type for the next hour, so.
03:35
Great you think.
03:50
Commandant, go ahead.
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We're inside 475 right now looking for the activator.
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Good advice.
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Keep you advice. If you can silence for the distance.
04:03
Copy that. I'll make the way of the panel well.
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Engine 2 to command.
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Answering engine 2.
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We have an activated device in the bathroom for this establishment.
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Okay, any hazards in the area?
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Cap, any answers in that area?
04:40
Just a faulty device.
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Seems to be a slight A's in the bathroom.
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We're investigating now.
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Okay, give a thermal, I'll let you with you.
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Affirmative.
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All right, get me up there, I'm going to follow that.
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Engine one on the water.
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Engine two to engine one.
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You can make your way over to our engine.
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It is maybe a pencil ladder inside.

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Near Pond St, Franklin, MA 02038

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