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Sprinkler malfunction triggers false alarm at near Catharine St, Worcester MA

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Near Catharine St, Worcester, MA 01605

A fire alarm and water flow alarm went off at near Catharine St, causing some residents to evacuate. Firefighters found no fire or smoke and determined the sprinkler system malfunctioned. Access to the basement was delayed until a responsible party arrived.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
Sprinklow, pole station alarm, near Catherine.
00:04
Received.
00:10
Cot-3 to file an initial radio report.
00:13
(name withheld), (name withheld).
00:16
Cuthers like a three-and-a-half story, smock housing.
00:19
Alarm sounding, a couple people evacuated, nothing showing. Cot-3 has Catherine command hold the common assignment when the office is tragedy about standing.
00:28
Preceed Pryfer, you're investigating, you have command.
00:32
Alarm sounding, nothing showing. 11.27.
00:37
Command 2, engine 16.
00:40
16. You guys, investigate.
00:45
Receive 16, investigating. Receive. 16, investigating. Receive.
00:54
360 complete, no unusual structures or hazards.
00:58
Thank you, 13.
01:07
Fireland.
01:10
For Allen.
01:11
We're back, Polars.
01:15
1129.
01:23
16th command with a follow-up.
01:26
Command answer in 16.
01:28
Yeah,
01:29
we're here at the panel. We got a couple calls here, first one's water flow. We're going to go investigate the current assignment.
01:37
Okay, sir.
01:44
Can you 16 to follow?
01:47
Pallel.
01:49
They're not more responsible for you here.
01:55
I'm trying to get a hold of someone.
01:59
Please.
02:02
16 to command.
02:10
Command answer.
02:12
Yeah, Chief, we looked over the house. There's no activated detectors. There seems to be a problem with their sprinkler systems.
02:18
We got a dawn going off here.
02:20
Can't make entry into the basement.

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