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False fire alarm activates in three-story building basementPassaic NJ

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Near Myrtle Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

Fire units responded to a fire alarm in the basement of a three-story building near Myrtle Ave. The alarm was triggered but no fire or hazard was found. The building was checked and cleared as safe. The alarm system was reset and held without further activation.

Audio|Source: Passaic Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 4, Engine 3, Ladder 1.
00:04
Start responding to near Myrtle Ave. Your cross streets should be Henry Street and Madison Street for alarm activation.
00:10
Attention, Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 4, Engine 3,
00:14
and ladder 1.
00:15
Start responding to near Myrtle Ave. Your crosses should be Henry Street and Madison Street for alarm activation.
00:21
Called in by Central Station, basement, smoke alarm. Time now, 10.06.
00:33
The battalion is responding, near Myrtle Ave.
00:38
The engine 3, respondent. Engine 1 is gone. Engine 1 is going.
01:04
Agent 4 responding.
01:14
The battalion 1stime on our left in command.
01:18
We have a three-story ordinary.
01:20
Nothing to join at this time. We'll be investigating.
01:26
1009.
01:30
And Palada 1A.
01:35
One-A. One-A.
01:37
Yeah,
01:41
the alarm system did activate. It stopped at this time.
01:44
The same basement smoke, so just check that base and see there's a detector off somewhere.
01:56
Command Base result player, Node-insect activated.
02:03
Check.
02:07
Myrtle Command, this back.
02:18
Dispatch.
02:21
The building was checked and found all clear.
02:23
We found no cause for any activation,
02:25
nor do we find any activated smoke detect ahead.
02:28
The alarm system did reset and it is holding.

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Near Myrtle Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

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