Fire alarm triggered by steam at school on McKinley, Harper Woods MI
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a school on McKinley due to steam from a maintenance worker draining a pipe in the boiler room. Students were evacuated as a precaution. There was no fire or smoke visible. The alarm company could not remotely deactivate the alarm.
Audio|Source: Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods Police and Fire
03:31
Transcript:
00:00
3.730, 201.
00:02
We'll be on the McKinley side. Tudgeon directly in front of the school. Nothing showing.
00:06
Students are out.
00:11
In the boiler room, speaking with the principal right now, he said that if the trucks are going to follow up on McKinley, it will be the easiest.
00:31
I wasn't good on that last traffic either.
00:34
It's going to be 2 -1 on the McKinley side. Nothing's showing. We have students outside and there's a hydrant directly in front of the school.
00:41
Okay, the principal stated to 3-1 that it was possibly activated in the boiler room.
00:49
Okay.
00:54
Can you three, do you want me to pull up on McKinley itself or in the back of the school?
01:03
I believe 3-1 faded at McKinley.
01:07
To engine 3 -7 is advising a follow-up on McKinley.
01:18
Negative 37 did not acknowledge that alarms are going out to return to the classroom now.
01:31
313X was just in the boiler room. Maintenance worker said that he was draining the pipe and he caused the steam to activate the smoke detector.
01:41
Everyone can go easy.
01:42
All fine.
01:57
And just are you getting cleared.
02:02
You agree. Reported you have a medical.
02:10
80 was unsure. 8-0 was unsure.
02:13
For a 77-year-old female who can't stand up due to a recent fall, 8-0 was onshore.
02:20
481 o k 40 cars 2
02:24
4.6.4.50 x1 out.
02:31
My phone.
02:38
F30X2, 362 on the fire channel.
02:44
3.56.
02:47
Okay, I just received another alarm for that school.
02:51
Don't see, don't generate another cough soon.
02:59
30X.
03:03
30X.
03:07
Can you call back the alarm company and advise them that the alarm is shut off on their end?
03:14
Okay.
03:20
The 3-1.
03:23
Okay,
03:25
I have the alarm company on the line. They're stating they have no remote access to that alarm. They have to turn it off from their end.
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Location mentioned:
Harper Woods, MI
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