False fire alarm at residential apartment building, Clifton NJ


Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a four-story residential apartment building near Ackerman Ave. The alarm was sounding and the building appeared evacuated. Investigation showed a fire alarm head was activated on the fourth floor but no fire or cause was found. A keyholder was called to the scene.
Audio|Source: Clifton Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 1's arriving on the scene.
00:01
They're a four-story, ordinary, residential apartments.
00:04
Alarm sounding, building appears to be evacuated.
00:07
We'll be investigating.
00:08
Engine 1 is going to be acrimand after command.
00:09
Great.
00:10
Arm engine two is on.
00:12
Engine one needs to come up to assist investigation.
00:14
8-2-7. 8-2-1.
00:18
Can we have?
00:32
All right, I'm going to see an active in a half a minute.
00:33
We have a activated head on the 4th floor, no parent course for a alarm.
00:37
Do you have a key holder or maintenance personnel for the team?
00:40
Yeah, we're going to call.
00:42
Stage 5 is not staging.
00:43
Hello, this is on scene after I'm in Harrison.
00:45
The keyholder will be able to be responding approximately five minutes in a red mobile.
01:04
Clear receipt.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
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