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False fire alarm caused by ground fault and water intrusion, Gloucester MA

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Gloucester, MA

A fire alarm was reported in Gloucester, but no fire was found. The cause was a ground fault at a pole station in the boiler room, likely from water getting inside the equipment. The alarm company did not specify any actual fire activation.

Audio|Source: Gloucester Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
C6 headquarters.
00:06
Headquarters answering C6.
00:10
Did the alarm company specify in activation?
00:19
Don't give (name withheld) your call.
00:21
You find out.
00:24
It doesn't look like the fire alarm was activated.
00:28
It was a ground fault in one of the pole stations in the boiler room.
00:33
It appears there's water getting in somewhere.
00:37
So I make sure they didn't have an actual fire alarm activation somewhere else in the building.
00:46
Received.
00:52
Received. Headquarters to C6, the alarm company did not specify an activation.
00:59
Receive.
01:03
Receive.
01:11
C6, C7. Answer.
01:15
Action clear.
01:17
Simpire on activation.
01:18
Peace video.
01:20
Water issue.
01:21
Rain coming in.
01:25
Appreciate it, appreciate.
01:26
Loudwood, hecklers. Hickler.
01:29
Hes.
01:31
Heson. Heson.
01:32
Latter 1, returning in service. Latter 1 returning in service.
01:38
2.36.

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