Sprinkler malfunction causes alarm at hospital, Haverhill MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to Merrimack Valley Hospital near Lincoln Ave in Haverhill following an alarm activation. The cause was identified as a broken sprinkler causing water to flow inside the four-story medical facility. No smoke or fire was visible from outside.
Audio|Heard on: Haverhill Fire
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Stations receiving a master box near Lincoln Ave, Merrimack Valley Hospital.
00:07
That's Engine 3, Engine 2, Ladder 1, Ladder 4, Rescue 1, Car 2.
00:13
Tension stations receiving a master box near Lincoln Ave, Merrimack Valley Hospital. It's going to be Engine 3, Engine 2.
00:23
Ladder 1, Ladder 4, Rescue 1, Car 2.
00:25
Two.
00:31
One hundred and 50 is one two, (name withheld) one.
00:34
On (name withheld) one.
00:37
Foreign car two's on.
00:39
Near Lincoln Ave.
00:41
Car two, you're responding.
00:49
Car 2 is on scene.
00:51
Near Lincoln Ave.
00:53
I got a four story type two,
00:55
large occupancy medical facility.
00:59
Nothing visible from the outside.
01:03
Chief Car Two, you're on scene.
01:05
You have a four-story Type Two construction.
01:11
Large occupancy.
01:13
Nothing showing, you're checking.
01:17
Yeah, I got water flowing from the medical center and looks like it broke its sprinkler.
01:25
Received, you got water flowing from the medical center.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lincoln Ave, Haverhill, MA 01830
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