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False fire alarm triggered by children at theaterSomerville MA

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Artisan Way, Somerville, MA 02145

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at AMC Assembly Row 12 Theater near Artisan Way. Police reported that children maliciously pulled the fire alarm. Fire units responded and confirmed no fire was present. The system was reset and fire units cleared the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Somerville Fire Operations
Listen to dispatch call
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Engine two, engine one, ladder two, C2, box 1836, AMC Assembly Row 12 Theater, near Artisan Way, box alarm, engine two, engine one, ladder two, ladder two, C2, box 1836, AMC Assembly Row 12 Theater, near Artisan Way, box alarm.
00:25
Final after C2.
00:28
Fire lot to C2.
00:32
C2. C2.
00:35
Just go to report from the police that that's a malicious pull caused by children.
00:41
Okay and a message.
00:44
2120.
00:45
T2 to engine 2.
00:48
Engine 2. Engine 2.
00:51
You have the message?
00:53
We have that.
00:54
We're just pulling up right now.
00:57
3C. Engine 1, ladder 2, you can code C.
01:04
Engine 2, call fire alarm.
01:08
Engine 2. As you're off at the AMC, in command.
01:13
You're off in command at the AMC.
01:15
The police report, this was kids that pulled a pole station there.
01:19
We're also getting a central station alarm now.
01:22
Indication on the radio box with smokes and poles, floors, floor is 1 and 2, 21, 21.
01:29
Command,
01:30
call, fire alarm.
01:33
The alarm, answer to command.
01:36
Yeah, we have a malicious pull on the first floor.
01:39
We're in the process of resetting the system.
01:41
Engine 2 can handle, you can return the rest of the company.
01:47
Okay, it reports a malicious pull on floor 1.
01:50
You're going to reset the system.
01:51
Fire launch the C2.
01:54
C2.
01:58
Engine 2 says they can handle you, engine 1 and ladder 2 return.
02:05
Two is clear.
02:09
Two clear, fire alarm to enter one.
02:11
Engine one, we're clear.
02:14
Ladder two.
02:16
The two is clear.
02:20
Two will handle the call, 21 and which one.
02:25
Fire alarm two AMC, command.
02:28
Command answering.
02:29
Command answering.
02:31
Get in the restoral now in 1836.
02:34
Okay, received.

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Artisan Way, Somerville, MA 02145

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