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Smoke condition at Walgreens break room leads to evacuationArlington MA

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Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474

As discussed during the dispatch call, a smoke condition caused by burnt popcorn in the Walgreens break room led to the evacuation of the store.

Audio|Heard on: Arlington Fire Operations
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Transcript:
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And to want to be advised the manager at Walgreens called in.
00:04
He stated there's a light smoke condition in the break room.
00:07
Someone burnt popcorn in the microwave.
00:09
He has evacuated the store.

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Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474

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