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False alarm caused by burnt food on BroadwayLawrence MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Broadway, Lawrence, MA 01841

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Broadway in Lawrence after a report of burnt food in an oven. No fire was found on arrival, the alarm system was reset, and all units returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Fire
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
All companies, attention all companies.
00:02
Alarm of fire sending out box 5111[1] for reported location near Broadway between Tremont Street and Green Street.
00:11
Engine 8, ladder 5, car 21.
00:13
That's box 5111[1] for reported location near Broadway, located between Tremont Street and Green Street.
00:21
Engine 8, ladder five, car 21 to respond.
00:29
Nine hundred and ninety-one broadcast an alarm of fire.
00:31
Sending out box 5111[1].
00:34
Reported location near Broadway, first floor, between Tremont Street and Green Street.
00:41
Nine hundred and eighty-one to twenty-one, you have engine eight and ladder five responding.
00:44
This is a 911 phone call from near Broadway, first floor.
00:49
Reported that they burnt food in the oven, set the alarms off in the building.
00:53
We did not receive a call from an alarm company.
00:57
21 received.
00:58
21 on scene, three-story wood frame, nothing showing, investigate.
01:03
21 on scene, three-story wood frame, nothing showing, you're investigating.
01:15
Food on the stove, system reset, all companies available.
01:21
21, you're reporting food on the stove.
01:23
System reset.
01:24
All companies available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
box 5111: Activation of municipal fire alarm box number 5111 for emergency response at designated location.

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Broadway, Lawrence, MA 01841

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