Fire alarm triggered by power outage at Jersey City library, Jersey City NJ
A fire alarm was triggered at a three-story commercial library near 10th Street, Jersey City. The occupants evacuated safely. Investigation found that a power outage caused the fire pump alarm to activate. No smoke or fire was detected.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
03:10
Transcript:
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deputy one's on a scene, near 10th Street, high-store request, one residential.
00:04
Alarms activated.
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Okay, deputy one, you're on senior 10th Street, ma'am.
00:22
Engine 5 on the scene, you got a three-story commercial library structure.
00:30
Occupers are outside, we're investigating.
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Is it a 5 on the scene, you're a Jersey Avenue community?
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This site, no safety, lava, thousand.
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Water.
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Enter 5 is this side.
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This guy's time 4 is on the scene.
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I'll be sure he's spent.
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Go on engine 5.
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See, from the staff inside, they had a power outage.
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And when it came back to the pump,
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activated the alarm.
01:43
So we're about to silence the alarm for now.
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If you have to take out the pump area.
01:51
Receive, engine six.
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You can go in and ensure that the fire pumps aren't running.
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Squad one to command, we'll check that.
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We're on the interior already.
02:03
Receive, I just taking you stand back.
02:09
Next, receive.
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Dispatch, Deputy 1, near 10th Street.
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We have the same problem here, we got the power failure.
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When the power came back,
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the alarm strip,
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we're checking the motor room now.
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No smoke.
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Cricet.
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This bash, FTO, you're on the team.
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Command from squad one.
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That's what. That's what.
02:57
The pump room is clear.
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Pumps are not running.
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They're not running.
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Receive, end of five on five seconds.
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Location mentioned:
Near 10th St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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