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Automatic fire alarm triggered by cleaning solution spillPoughkeepsie NY

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Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

According to the dispatch call, an automatic fire alarm activated at Vassar College due to a cleaning solution spilled on a sprinkler head. Fire units responded, and the building was evacuated as a precaution.

Audio|Heard on: Southern Dutchess County Fire Departments and DC911
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Judge, I went to Arlington Headquarters Area, called the District (number withheld) to respond.
00:05
Automatic fire alarm, activation coming from Zone Zero, General Fire, and Zone 5 basement.
00:10
We at Vassar College College Center near Main Campus Drive, Crossup, Swiss Passage, and Sunset Lake Drive, repeating to Arlington, Headquarters Area, third call the District (number withheld) to respond.
00:22
For automatic fire alarm, activation coming from Zone Zero, General Fire, and Zone 5 Basement.
00:28
Vassar College and College Center near Main Campus Drive at (number withheld).
00:39
(Number withheld) is responding.
00:42
Townsend (number withheld).
00:43
You're responding (number withheld).
00:50
(Number withheld). Empress transporting action.
00:53
(Number withheld) and (number withheld) responding.
01:01
Responding, (number withheld).
01:04
Number 1, East Coast, (number withheld) arrive at the 10-0.
01:11
East Fish-Coy-(number withheld), you're arriving in Dallas, sir.
01:14
(Number withheld). Other unit, go with your message, you're a step-down.
01:18
(Number withheld) to stay-loose.
01:21
(Number withheld). You're out of St.Lutz at (number withheld).
01:31
Generalis, the Medic 1 is trans-BOLF the BALF, sir.
01:38
Towns-Metka, RON, BOLF, VALF, (number withheld).
01:45
DECMet-1 is arriving at BASTER.
01:49
Zee-B. Ecometic, one, around Vass, (number withheld).
01:53
(Number withheld).
01:58
One Arles, (number withheld), sir.
02:03
Arles with (number withheld), you're back in, (number withheld).
02:08
(Number withheld), and seeing nothing to show up in the front, he's evacuated.
02:14
Arlington (number withheld)-year-on-see, nothing in front, building evacuated.
02:41
Arlington at (number withheld), you're on scene.
02:49
On command of the College now, I want to command for college.
02:54
Arlington in command, after college.
02:58
Reported after activation from cleaning solution being spilled on a potential protection head.
03:03
You look (number withheld) in service for investigation.
03:10
Arrasee command set off by cleaning solution spilled on the head.
03:14
(Number withheld) back in service.

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Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

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