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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Salem marketplace plaza, Salem CT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 09:47 AM

Salem, CT 06420

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at Salem Marketplace Plaza near Hartford Road led to a building evacuation due to a reported odor of smoke. Emergency units responded and are investigating the source of the smoke.

Audio|Heard on: Windham CT Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Salem Gardner Lake, fire alarm, near Hartford Road,

00:05

the Salem Marketplace Plaza, Zone 6, 6 o'clock.

01:04

Car 121 on scene.

01:08

Building has been evacuated.

01:10

The message statement.

01:15

QV, FM-141 is on scene.

01:18

Acupitur reporting possible cigarette smoke on the second floor.

01:22

Okay, Roder, 121 on scene.

01:24

Par 121, you are walked over.

01:26

Can you go with your message again, please.

01:29

U.B. Latter, 121.

01:31

On the scene, I report the figure out.

01:33

I go for it.

01:35

U.V. Anthony 1.21 just on it.

01:39

B.T. 121 responding.

01:50

Okay,

01:52

we call 121-107.

01:54

Here's the name might be smoking,

01:57

but there's an order with smoke.

01:59

All units know that I'm seeing can respond with a flow.

02:03

Call it 121 command with an odor of smoke.

02:07

You have to proceed with traffic to halt 35.

02:11

QB, NBL 6708 responding.

02:14

Ambulance 678 responding.

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Salem, CT 06420

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