False fire alarm with possible power surge at Bowers St, Jersey City NJ


Fire department responded to an alarm at near Bowers St but found no fire or active alarms. Tenants and crews reported flickering lights, indicating a likely power surge or outage, not a fire.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Express, Battalion 3 is on the scene.
00:01
Two over a floor front checking it out.
00:03
Nothing showing. Liz Cepartagnan 3, your Bauer Shurkenan investigating nothing shown.
00:07
Sir Spach, could you give us an address check? There's no alarms going off at near Bowers St, but we do hear alarms in the distance somewhere.
00:19
with Bresby. And just be advised, this tool came from the alarm company since this state.
00:22
It was near Bowers St, but we're going to give them a call back to get a check.
00:25
911 Delta receive on a fine
00:29
9-11 Delta switch the radar 5 Dispatch 1 5 Dispatch 1 911 Delta
00:34
Dispatch from Battalion 3, we spoke with a few tenants.
00:37
They said no alarms went off, but they said their lights did flicker.
00:40
Engine 14, ladder 7 reporting the same.
00:42
Lights flickering on and off in the firehouse, so it's possible power surge in the area.
00:46
Command, that's affirmative.
00:47
It might be a power outage.
00:48
Engine 14 p.
00:49
The T-term is just down as well.
00:51
Thank you.
00:53
Bower Street Command in this time.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:56
Address is confirmed it's near Bowers St.
00:57
Okay, receive.
00:58
You can terminate this box where ready.
01:00
All right, receive.
01:01
Terminating Bower, Street, Command, all companies are in service engine 14, 18-9-7-trial-3, digital video, back to Channel 1.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bowers St, Jersey City, NJ 07307
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