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False fire alarm caused by popping helium balloon, Greenwich CT

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Near Valley Dr, Greenwich, CT 06831

Firefighters responded to a residential alarm and gas detector activation near Valley Dr. The alarm was caused by a helium balloon popping inside the home, not by a fire or gas leak.

Audio|Source: Greenwich Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Fire Dispatching Air Dispatching, Engine 1 and Engine 4 near Valley Dr.
00:05
Your Cross Street is Oak Street and Hemlock Drive, residential alarm[1] and a gas detector activation[2].
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On a repeat, engine one and engine 4, near Valley Dr. under residential alarm[1].
00:15
Use channel on time now as 1220 per.
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Enter 1.3 is responding.
00:23
1224 Pressure roof 1224 Fire this dispatch from the air with an update for near Valley Dr. Per the alarm company homeowners on scene relating the alarm was sort of due to helium balloon that popped within the residence
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
residential alarm: Residential Alarm
[2]
gas detector activation: Gas Detector Activation

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Location mentioned:
Near Valley Dr, Greenwich, CT 06831
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