Fire crews respond to alarm near Merrimack St, Lawrence MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm near Merrimack Street in Lawrence. The call involved multiple engines and chiefs investigating a potential fire situation at the Wood Mill building. Contractors from National Grid were present on site conducting meter upgrades when an electrical arc occurred in a utility area. Crews investigated multiple floors and reported no visible smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Merrimack Valley Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
06:30
Transcript:
00:00
Received 21, we'll add another pump to the box.
00:15
Attention Engine 6, you're being added to the box.
00:17
It's going to be near Merrimack Street, between Osgood Street and Dolan Court.
00:22
Again, that's going to be near Merrimack Street for the box alarm.
00:41
Chief 39, you're on scene.
00:43
Six-story type four, you're investigating.
01:19
Chief 36, you're responding.
01:20
It's going to be the E Block of the Wood Mill.
01:31
44 on scene, Merrimack Street.
03:51
National Grid contractors were on scene, they were upgrading a meter.
03:56
They had an arc flash in one of the rooms over there.
05:19
They tried to upgrade, they're in the process of upgrading the meters and they had an arc in a utility area outside of an apartment.
06:10
We checked the 2nd and the 3rd floor.
06:13
There's no smoke up here.
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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:
Merrimack St, Lawrence, MA 01843
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