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Smoke caused by broken radiator, no fire foundNew Bedford MA

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Near Rockdale Ave, New Bedford, MA 02740

Firefighters responded to a building after a fire alarm and reports of smoke inside. Upon arrival, they found the smoke was caused by steam from a broken radiator, not an active fire.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm[1] dispatching, ladder 1, ladder 3, engine 7, engine 1, engine 1, entrance 6, unit 2, unit 1,
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and near Rockdale Ave, fire alarm sounding with caller reporting smoke inside the building.
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Again, fire alarm dispatching, ladder 1, ladder 3, engine 7, engine 1, engine 6, unit 2, unit 1,
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and near Rockdale Ave,
00:21
caller states fire alarm sounding with smoke inside the building.
00:27
Crosses near Lexington Street and Paramount Street.
00:36
Firelock from Ladder 4.
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Where done is our change over on the air to respond that.
00:45
Line 4, Cabaret, repair.
00:46
Able to respond to near Rockdale Ave.
00:50
Line 3, cover that direction.
00:52
You can span down. Light 4 is made up.
00:59
Letter 3 from fire alarm.
01:02
Blatter 3.
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Ladder 3, letter 4, just quit from the repair.
01:08
They're taking that call, you can stand down.
01:11
Ladder 3, copy.
01:12
Standing now.
01:23
File, on the street, two-story wood frame.
01:27
Check.
01:31
File, I'll count to you.
01:32
You want to see two-story wood frame, check.
01:40
Filearm unit 2.
01:43
Go ahead, unit 2.
01:47
Yeah, it's a broken dial on a radio.
01:49
I think it's just steam.
01:51
That's the tenant would seem.
01:52
He keeps this to first vendor first truck.
Police codes explained
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Fire alarm: Fire alarm activation incident

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Near Rockdale Ave, New Bedford, MA 02740

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