Automatic fire alarm caused by dust at Genesee St building, Utica NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 08:33 AM

Near Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502

An automatic fire alarm was triggered at a five-story building near Genesee Street. The fire department investigated and found no visible fire. The cause was dust buildup in the main electrical room in the basement, which set off the alarm.

Audio|Source: Utica Police and Fire

03:28

Transcript:

00:00

Automatic fire alarm, near Genesee St.

00:13

Automatic fire alarm, near Genesee St. Engine 7, truck 2, automatic fire alarm.

00:19

For Genesee Street, being placed on land diameter for the crosses.

00:23

For general fire alarm, smoke detector.

00:26

Uly's ops 3, 1134.

00:30

This is a 5 minute for automatic fire alarm 1134.

00:37

You fly 1, I'm clear.

00:39

I can handle it. Keep my man.

00:43

32, 5-1, 590 can stand.

00:46

134.

00:51

59, that's broke. You say I can stand.

00:55

That's affirmative 51 is going to handle 134.

01:00

I got me.

01:06

Regency 7 is fine.

01:12

1135.

01:15

Truck to respond.

01:17

1136. Engine 1 ,2,

01:25

operations, which are locations, and with the national grid.

01:34

Near Genesee St 5-story work, nothing visible.

01:41

The investigating chain.

01:48

7-100, you haven't seen 5-story brick building, nothing invisible.

01:53

1135.

01:59

Truck to near Genesee St.

02:02

1130.

02:08

We have an R.P.

02:11

Available. You know what about a self-side.

02:15

It should be Vince.

02:18

He'll be on site.

02:20

You can try it every time and get a phone number for her.

02:24

Goodbye.

02:37

Hello, dirty.

02:40

So the alarm panels state the main electrical room in the investigation.

02:49

Curried to see the alarm panels on main electrical room investigating 1139.

02:53

Are two driver operations?

03:00

Detecting main electrical room in the basement set off to the dust.

03:04

I can resched down here, you can be sent up there.

03:08

Resided down there.

03:12

Tracy.

03:17

Dr. Dr. Drive operations alarm are starting holding.

03:22

Save some.

03:27

Two, seven, sir.

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