False fire alarm triggers sprinkler flow at Gate Rd building, North Kingstown RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 05:00 AM

Near Gate Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852

A fire alarm triggered sprinkler water flow at a commercial building near Gate Rd. Multiple fire units responded and the building was evacuated. No smoke or fire was found. Follow-up investigation suggests it was a false alarm.

Audio|Source: North Kingstown Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 631, Ladder 1, Rescue 3, Battalion 1,

00:04

near Gate Rd,

00:05

Radio Box 4820, Zone 3, Sales Area,

00:09

East, sprinkler flow and devices,

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and zone 1, main sprinkler flow.

00:15

Engine 631, Ladder 1, Rescue 3, Battalion 1,

00:19

near Gate, Coals.

00:21

Radio Box 4820, Zone 3, Sales area in East Sprinkler flow and devices in Zone 1, Main Sprinkler flow.

00:34

Tell you one of the one.

00:42

Battalion 1-engine 1 both responding received a follow-up call from the facility.

00:47

No one sees any smoke or fire.

00:51

Also received Zone 2 sprinkler flow west.

00:59

Engine 3 is a light.

01:01

Engine 3 responding.

01:12

Ladder 1 responding.

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Engine 6 responding.

01:20

Engine 6 responding.

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Rescue. Rescue 3 responding. Rescue 3 responding.

01:25

Fire elementia one's on scene.

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No control for the outside.

01:29

Building appears to be evacuated.

01:31

Appears on all companies fire ground one.

01:33

Angel one on scene reporting nothing showing from the exterior.

01:37

Building does appear to be evacuated.

01:40

Peters are active and all companies fire ground one.

01:46

Italian one's on scene with the gate road command.

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Battalion one is on scene with command.

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Engine 3 sounds seen.

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Engine 3M Team.

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Rescue 3C.

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Rescue 3M Team. Rescue 3M Team.

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Rescue, can you check site to the building?

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Mr.C.

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Command from Rescue 3.3,000 complete, nothing found.

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Mr.

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Lighter one on seat.

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Lighter one on seat.

02:36

Mayor in a parliament this time engine one and engine three are investigating.

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Engine one, engine three investigating.

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Command from Engine 1, investigate 8-E water flow.

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Please be safe.

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We have issue 6, go to the sprinkler room.

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We'll go.

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Command, Agent 6.

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Go ahead.

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Assignment of the spectrum room, please.

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Receive.

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Engine 6 on scene.

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Engine 6 on scene.

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