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Fire alarm triggered by power outage at Jersey City libraryJersey City NJ

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Near 10th St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

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:
00:00
deputy one's on a scene, near 10th Street, high-store request, one residential.
00:04
Alarms activated.
00:10
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.
00:36
Is it a 5 on the scene, you're a Jersey Avenue community?
00:47
This site, no safety, lava, thousand.
01:12
Water.
01:17
Enter 5 is this side.
01:22
This guy's time 4 is on the scene.
01:27
I'll be sure he's spent.
01:28
Go on engine 5.
01:32
See, from the staff inside, they had a power outage.
01:38
And when it came back to the pump,
01:42
activated the alarm.
01:43
So we're about to silence the alarm for now.
01:45
If you have to take out the pump area.
01:51
Receive, engine six.
01:53
You can go in and ensure that the fire pumps aren't running.
01:57
Squad one to command, we'll check that.
01:59
We're on the interior already.
02:03
Receive, I just taking you stand back.
02:09
Next, receive.
02:16
Dispatch, Deputy 1, near 10th Street.
02:18
We have the same problem here, we got the power failure.
02:21
When the power came back,
02:24
the alarm strip,
02:26
we're checking the motor room now.
02:29
No smoke.
02:31
Cricet.
02:41
This bash, FTO, you're on the team.
02:50
Command from squad one.
02:56
That's what. That's what.
02:57
The pump room is clear.
03:03
Pumps are not running.
03:04
They're not running.
03:08
Receive, end of five on five seconds.

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Near 10th St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

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