Smoke alarm triggers false fire alert at Church Street building, Williamstown MA


Smoke alarms activated at a building near Church St. Residents reported the alarm and notified maintenance 20 minutes earlier without response. Multiple fire units arrived, established command, and found no fire. The alarm was a trouble alarm on the second floor with no signs of fire.
Audio|Source: Williamstown Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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This town fire from Leansdown to fast, respond to near Church St, activated smoke alarms in the building called in via resident.
00:09
They've notified maintenance 20 minutes ago with no response.
00:13
Near Church St.
00:14
Please sound in fact, please stop fire.
00:17
It's not at near Church St, activated smoke detectors.
00:20
There's smoke oil.
00:21
15, 20 minutes ago, maintenance was notified with no results.
00:25
Okay, 3 is responded.
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Car 7 is responding.
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Car 6 is responding.
00:34
Cors 6. Dispatch car 1.
00:35
Dispatch car one's wrong.
00:36
Dispatch from car 3, Car 3 is on scene, two-story, large structure, nothing showing from the A and D side.
00:44
Car 3 has command.
00:45
We see Car 3, nothing showing any of the second.
00:47
Card three, Carlin, do you actually have alarm sounding or is the trouble again?
00:51
I have a big trouble.
00:52
Trouble, second alarm, second floor, south point glass, case.
00:56
Okay. Car one to all units, hold apparatus and quarters, myself and car three, I'll handle.
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Location mentioned:
Near Church St, Williamstown, MA 01267
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