Loud alarm and red lights near silo prompt response in Peabody, Peabody MA


A loud alarm sounded near a silo with flashing red lights in Peabody. Authorities and utility workers responded and considered evacuation. It was unclear if the alarm was related to gas or another emergency.
Audio|Source: Peabody Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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I'm on the phone with PMLP right now.
00:02
They're trying to get your exact location.
00:04
Are you near a yellow gate?
00:05
Yeah, we're about to open the yellow gate and go down there now.
00:08
Okay, you still want them to respond out there?
00:10
Yeah, there's a very loud alarm going off.
00:12
Police officer went down and said there was some kind of a silo there with flashing red lights that are on it.
00:18
And this alarm is really loud.
00:19
I mean, I'm 120 yards away and I can hear it.
00:22
Really, Steve, don't relay that to them.
00:24
Velaski, command from fire alarm.
00:25
Good.
00:26
PMLP is going to send somebody out.
00:27
They don't have any here right now.
00:28
They said they'll give a call back.
00:30
They said that might be the gas alarm and you might not want to go down there.
00:33
11.
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11,
00:35
just listening to the fire dispatch, may want to evacuate from there.
00:40
They're going to notify the gas department, or the water department.
00:45
Roger, thank you.
00:46
Roger, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Peabody, MA 01960
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