False fire alarm triggered by workers, Athol MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 10:27 AM

Exchange St, Athol, MA 01331

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a building near Exchange St in Athol. The alarm was caused accidentally by workers using cleaning products. The area was ventilated and the alarm system was reset. No fire or hazard was found.

Audio|Source: Athol Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm afall fire, near Exchange St for the fire alarm activation, dining room smoke detector,

00:07

called in by alarm company.

00:09

Again, fire alarm, afall fire,

00:11

near Exchange St,

00:13

dining room smoke detector, the alarm activation, 1328.

00:19

Fire alarm, 10.4.

00:23

Okay,

00:26

Do I have anybody covering in quarters of this time?

00:29

I have one call back, (name withheld).

00:33

Okay, both ambulance crews are tied up, just so (name withheld) knows that when he gets there, he's going to have to respond to that, hold up.

00:44

Crazy.

00:50

Fire alarm at the hospital.

00:53

It's locked on you, (name withheld). I copy 8-2-year-off at Opah Hospital.

01:02

I don't see one.

01:08

I'll respond to near Exchange St.

01:12

C1 responding to Exchange, 1329.

01:17

I'm current choosing route also.

01:20

I'm currently off of 1330.

01:30

My alarm, I just use responding to near Exchange St.

01:36

You are responding, 1331.

01:41

File on C1, you can show me off near Exchange St.

01:46

Nothing showing. C1 out 2.

01:48

C1 off with command, nothing's showing, 1331.

01:54

3131.

02:21

Command 105.

02:24

Command 105.

02:32

105.

02:33

Yeah,

02:36

You can clear set off by workers.

02:38

There's no issue here on. Please step through the alarm.

02:44

Copy fire alarm engine two,

02:47

Clear,

02:48

Returning.

02:50

Two, clear returning, set off by workers, 1234.

03:03

Final arm, command.

03:06

Okay,

03:11

It was set off by workers here using some cleaners in the room, room's been ventilated, system's been reset,

03:18

command's going to be terminated.

03:21

System is set off by a worker 1335.

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Exchange St, Athol, MA 01331

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