False fire alarm at second floor rear near Branch St, Lowell MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 10:14 AM

Near Branch St, Lowell, MA 01851

A fire alarm was triggered on the second floor rear near Branch Street. Multiple fire units responded and investigated a two and a half story wood frame building. The alarm was later determined to be caused by a smoke detector issue and the scene was cleared without incident.

Audio|Source: Lowell Police Department

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

K&DV866, Lowell Fire Department announcing a telephone central station alarm to near Branch St, second floor, rear,

00:08

engine two, engine one, engine three, ladder two, rescue, car three,

00:14

and announcing a central station alarm to near Branch St,

00:18

second floor rear,

00:20

engine two, engine one, engine three, ladder two, rescue car three,

00:25

cross street to Manahan Street, Walker Street.

00:30

Engine port of fire alarm, treating is going to handle, engine port is returning.

00:35

Fire alarm, had that engine four, sure the handling, you're returning.

00:39

Count 3 is responding.

00:44

While I'm at that, Car 3, you're responding, coming in as a smoke detector for the rear.

00:52

Region 2 is responding.

00:54

Line 2,000.

00:57

Ingen 3, Eisen.

00:59

And you're responding.

01:07

Who's on scene? We have two and a half story wood frame investigating.

01:12

While I'm at that engine two on scene two and a half story wood frame investigating.

01:18

Okay,

01:23

we have one over.

01:29

18's off in the area.

01:39

Bylam, adds that letter to second floor, rear indication.

01:47

4571, Yankee November 457.

01:50

Support a vehicle only this time, 2013, see a Sorrento color blue.

01:56

Copy that.

02:06

Ladder 2 to fire alarm.

02:07

Detector in the rear hallway, no reason. Should reset.

02:13

Fire alarm has that. Detector in the rear, second floor hallway should reset.

02:19

Cod 3 to fire alarm.

02:20

Off with command. I'm going to hold just engine 2. Latitude, return the others.

02:26

Follow him, has that guard 3. Branch Street.

02:28

Command holding Branch Street. Return to left the company.

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