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False fire alarm at Walmart in ManchesterManchester CT

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audio iconFire & Arson
Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated fire alarm with water flow at Walmart near Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester. The alarm company later confirmed maintenance technicians were working on-site, and the incident was cleared as a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Manchester Fire and EMS
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01:24
Transcript:
00:00
For company five, company three, company four, car 23,
00:05
Near Buckland Hills Drive at Walmart and activated fire alarm, specifying water flow.
00:10
For company five, company three, company four, near Buckland Hills at Walmart,
00:17
Activated fire alarm, specifying water flow at 1028.
00:27
1028.
00:33
1028. Where is it room? Buckland Hills.
00:39
Company 4, 1029.
00:43
1029.
00:44
1029.
00:46
1029.
00:50
1029.
00:56
Go. Go.
01:09
23.
01:10
All right, we just got an update from the alarm company.
01:14
They confirmed there's techs on site doing work there.
01:21
Receive first two, code for everybody else.
01:24
Code 1[1].
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[1]
Code 1: Routine, non-emergency response without use of lights or siren.

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Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042

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