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False fire alarm caused by maintenance work in high-riseIndianapolis IN

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Near Waterway Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202

A fire alarm was activated in a high-rise building near Waterway Boulevard. The cause was an accidental activation triggered by maintenance staff vacuuming a water jet during building upkeep. No fire or emergency was found upon investigation.

Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 5. Engine 13.
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Ladder 13. Ladder 14.
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Battalion 1. near Waterway Blvd. Building high-rise alarm.
00:09
Assigned to Op 1.
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Engine 5. Engine 13.
00:12
Ladder 13. Ladder 14.
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Battalion 1. near Waterway Blvd. Building high-rise alarm.
00:20
12.18 hours.
00:21
Location, near waterway. Assigned to Op.
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1.
00:33
Medic 3-1 4045 East 56th Street at IFD 8. Sitperson B, Medic 31045 East 56 Street at IFD 8. Sit person B, 1220 hours, location near North.
01:06
Awesome, he's on the Run near Waterway Blvd.
01:10
This is going to be a smoke alarm for 1F Annex Room 118 at Cushman.
01:25
Battalion 1's clear.
01:33
Medic 41, near Lappin Court, Sickperson C, Medic 41,
01:39
near Leppin Court, 6 person C, 1221 powers, location near north.
02:08
Engine 5 on scene 6-3 commercial building nothing showing we will investigate by 3 of Engine 5 establishing waterway command.
02:17
This is our team, stays on the flood.
02:24
Battalion 1 is on the scene all of the same command.
02:28
Clear by 30 Battalion 1, Battalion 1, Assuming Waterway Command.
02:34
13's first truck.
02:42
Medic 35,
02:44
near blue fruit, rise, sick person B, medic 355-735 blue fruit, rife, sick person B, 12,
02:53
23 hours, location,
02:55
near south.
03:13
CommandLiver's 13.
03:17
Go ahead.
03:20
Just talk to a building refs so that they were vacuuming out-of-water jet that that set off the alarm.
03:29
Clear. Investigation's engine 5. Are you clear on that traffic?
03:42
Control from commands, you can disregard all units. Engine 5 will mark and service when they're ready.

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Near Waterway Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202

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