Fire alarm triggered by water leak during library test, Hopkinton MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at the public library due to water gushing from the side of the building. Upon investigation, it was confirmed the water was from scheduled testing and not an actual emergency.
Audio|Source: Hopkinton Police, Fire and DPW
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Transcript:
00:00
I'm sure maybe he was going to call that alarm was just going off to the library.
00:05
Waters and gushing out of the side of it.
00:09
Racing.
00:13
See, copy selfie off to the library.
00:16
Race it.
00:29
Hopkins and fire, dispatching, engine two, water problem, near Mean Street. Disbatching, engine two, water problem, near Mean Street.
00:40
Time out, (number withheld).
00:58
C814.
01:01
Grat, (number withheld).
01:05
Cicote 5, mass fire prevention is in the parking lot of library and shipping and testing.
01:12
Are anything?
01:18
Fire alarm[1] to Engine 2, you can cancel that response to the library.
01:24
There is testing going on.
01:32
Fire alarm[1] and L4. Is that a cancellation to 13-8?
01:37
That's affirmative. They're doing testing there.
01:40
We weren't aware of it.
01:47
Okay, receive.
01:49
Was this a water problem or a sprinkler water flow?
01:54
It was called in by a detail officer that there was water pulling out of the library, so I put water problem because I wasn't sure.
02:05
Okay, receipt, thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal
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Location mentioned:
Hopkinton, MA 01748
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