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Fire alarm with electrical burning at building near Railroad AvenueWesterly RI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Railroad Ave, Westerly, RI 02891

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was reported at building 29 near Railroad Avenue with electrical burning detected. Access to the building was difficult due to alarm activation and key issues. Fire units responded and attempted contact with associated numbers but received no answer.

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01:38
Transcript:
00:00
Building to N60.
00:07
Building number 29, taking a report of electrical burning.
00:24
31 dispatch.
00:29
31.
00:31
Nick,
00:33
do you have contact info?
00:38
There are a couple of numbers in the CAD.
00:43
There are a couple of numbers in the CAD.
00:45
Are you at near Railroad Avenue?
00:50
The whole building has been alarmed, so we cannot get in, the keys do not work.
00:59
Okay, standby.
01:00
Okay,
01:06
Ladder 1 is on the way.
01:15
All units under caution.
01:21
Lighter ones on me.
01:24
First suit.
01:28
There are the couple numbers we have in the CAD, no answer, voicemails left.

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Railroad Ave, Westerly, RI 02891

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Incident Timeline

  1. Access Issues and Building Alarmed
  2. Arrival On Scene
  3. Unit 31 Responds
  4. Discrepancy Identified
  5. Box Alarm Received

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