Smoke from heater testing triggers alarm at Short Hills Mall, Millburn NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was triggered at Short Hills Mall, 1200 Route 124, due to smoke from heater testing in the truck tunnel's maintenance garage. Fire units responded to investigate the alarm, which was not caused by an actual fire.
Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:50
Transcript:
00:00
It's a Millburn fire, commercial fire alarm.
00:02
Short Hills Mall,
00:04
1200 Route 124 for the activated fire alarm coming from a basement smoke detector.
00:11
1028.
00:12
This is my check quarters units responding.
00:18
Engine five three received.
00:21
Responding.
00:24
This is units responding to the commercial fire alarm,
00:27
Short Hills Mall 1200 Route 124 westbound, third lane at JFK Parkway.
00:33
Any new work road at the entrance to SAC 20 Flourish Morris Car Pike and Route 124 Nordstrom's.
00:41
The activated fire alarm for me east with smoke detectors.
00:46
Call from maintenance said it was coming from the maintenance garage.
00:51
Entered through the truck tunnel, 1030.
00:56
Ten four.
00:59
Battalion two from engine five three.
01:04
Affirm all security, it's in the maintenance garage.
01:07
They were testing a heater creating a smoking just in the truck tunnel.
01:12
All right, we'll continue in.
01:14
Hit the truck tunnel and I'll go up to the panel obviously.
01:19
Thank you.
01:21
Dispatch, Engine 53 is arriving.
01:23
Short Hills Mall to a large retail facility.
01:26
We're going to be entering the truck tunnel investigating.
01:28
Also 245 will be establishing.
01:30
Short Hills Mall, come in.
01:34
Received it. Measure 53.
01:37
Large retail facility entered through the truck column.
01:41
Two hundred and forty-five established command, ten thirty-three.
01:45
Command, let me know when you find the activator head.
01:50
Ten four.
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Location mentioned:
Morris Tpke, Short Hills, NJ 07078
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