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False fire alarm at restaurant in Market SquareNewburyport MA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Market Square, Newburyport, MA 01950

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a restaurant near Market Square in Newburyport after a fire alarm was triggered. Responding units found no sign of fire or hazards and determined the alarm was caused by a water problem. Units were cleared to return after confirming a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Newburyport Fire
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01:18
Transcript:
00:00
Newburyport Fire Department dispatching Engine Five, Engine One, Ladder One, near Market Square restaurant for Master Box 351.
00:10
Apparatus to near Market Square restaurant for Master Box 351, 1510.
00:24
Responding apparatus, you'll have a hydrant on Essex Street, State Street corner,
00:31
and on Merrimack Street next to the firehouse.
00:39
One received.
00:46
Five's off.
00:47
Three-story mercantile brick, nothing showing.
00:50
Six one has command.
00:53
Engine five on scene, nothing showing.
00:56
Sixty-one has command.
01:04
Command to headquarters.
01:07
Headquarters, answering command.
01:14
Water problem here.
01:16
No hazards. You can return the ladder and engine one.

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Location mentioned:
Market Square, Newburyport, MA 01950

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