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Fire alarm triggered by cigarette smoke in apartment, Meriden CT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 04:12 PM

Broad St, Meriden, CT 06450

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm sounded at an apartment near Broad Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Firefighters responded and found the alarm was triggered by cigarette smoke. The fire alarm system was reset with no fire found.

Audio|Heard on: Meriden Fire Operations

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02:9

Transcript:

00:00

Truck 1. Engine 3.

00:03

Engine 4. Car 4.

00:05

Car 9. near Broad Street Apartment 1.

00:10

Near Broad Street.

00:13

Fire alarm sounding.

00:16

Action 4 is room.

00:28

Trouble to respondent.

00:38

The number near Broad Street on first floor.

00:43

Cross streets are Pratt and Arch for the fire alarm sounding.

00:47

No smoker.

01:04

Engine 3-0-2.

01:07

Engine 3-0-0-0-2.

01:11

Car 4 is on C.

01:13

Car 4 will be brought to command.

01:17

Car 4-on-C in broad-street command.

01:19

Engine 4-on-C in the hydrant.

01:22

Engine 4-on-C.

01:23

The engine-4-on-hydron.

01:31

Carnine, it's on.

01:35

Carnine, okay. Fire alarm, truck one's on seat.

01:40

Truck one on seat.

01:43

Fire alarm, carnage double.

01:47

Carnine available.

01:51

Friday, let me mention four is available.

01:55

You can't be able.

01:59

Floor alarm Broadstreet command.

02:03

Fireland phone.

02:05

Alarm activation due to cigarette smoking.

02:07

The system's been reset.

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Broad St, Meriden, CT 06450

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