Fire alarm triggered accidentally at high school restroom, Lexington MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered in the girls' restroom at Lexington High School's Building C due to hairspray setting off the smoke detector accidentally. The building was evacuated and fire response teams confirmed there was no fire before clearing the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Tension boat stations with Medic1-251 Waltham Street to high school main building for the radio box alarm.
00:15
Both stations with Medic 1 to the high school main building for the box alarm.
00:29
The headquarters company is an engine for all of the high school.
00:38
Somebody responding to the high school for the radio box 940.
00:46
Can you mind grabbing Bay 2 please?
00:53
Message 9.
00:57
C-free?
01:02
Got.
01:04
All from Central Station reporting Building C in the girls' room for a smoke detector.
01:11
Building C.
01:12
Charlie.
01:13
Very good.
01:20
Measure 1-5.
01:26
The entrance.
01:29
It's going to be off in the loading dock.
01:31
Building's been evacuated.
01:35
The building's being evacuated 9.4.2.
01:40
Fire Alarm, C3.
01:43
C3.
01:45
I'm with them.
01:46
I'll be commandant. I'll be commandant.
01:49
Downs command on team 943.
01:53
Sorry, I left for 104.
01:59
We're off the main engine.
02:01
We're off with the main entrance.
02:03
Engine 4 is off, main entrance, Box 943.
02:08
Command for engine, Roger.
02:12
Yeah, Cap, we're with the facilities right now.
02:15
They're guiding us to the bathroom.
02:19
All right,
02:20
perfect.
02:23
Only activation in there right now.
02:27
One under a commit.
02:33
All right.
02:35
I'm off.
02:38
Activated detect, it looks like a cashplay.
02:41
No parent.
02:45
All right, very good.
02:54
You guys are all set.
02:55
I'll talk to Dave and see what he wants to do with it.
03:03
You're made of fire line.
03:07
I'm answered command.
03:12
Sounds like a device accidentally set off by hairspray.
03:15
You release the companies.
03:17
I'll stand by.
03:20
The command is it.
03:21
Detecta set out by hairspray, accidental.
03:24
Our companies are clear.
03:25
C3s remaining on seat.
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Location mentioned:
Foreign Language Building, 251 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421
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