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Fire alarm triggered by smoking in Riverhead Plaza bathroomRiverhead NY

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Old Country Rd, Riverhead, NY 11901

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm at Riverhead Plaza was triggered by a homeless person smoking in the bathroom. The person left the building, and the alarm system was reset after the incident.

Audio|Heard on: Eastern Suffolk County Police, Fire, and EMS
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
The three-year signal two at 2119, came in from the alarm company as the obvious men's room smoke detector.
00:12
Thank you. Thank you.
00:29
Time a minute.
00:32
With 33, 2119.
00:57
We're at side department on the air with the reactivation of the chief of investigation for an automatic commercial fire alarm at Riverhead Plaza,
01:05
the Riverhead Plaza, near Old Country Road of Oliver Street in Zone 1, heading forth the Riverhead duty chief,
01:13
reactivation for an automatic commercial fire alarm at Riverhead Plaza,
01:17
near Old Country Road in Zone 1, 6-2-33 and 522 on route, and now 2121.
01:26
No.
01:39
No.
01:44
No, sure at least me on.
02:15
. . . . . . . . . . . .
02:25
Cigurial Fee O'O.4.
02:27
Mr. Washington, Seattle, Vio, L.A.
02:29
(name withheld), 16-year-old female pole for the Super Marlava 4.
02:33
Placer, Wachia, Iowa, L.A.
02:35
One of 23 starts out.
02:49
(number withheld).
02:55
(number withheld).
03:02
214.
03:04
21.26.
03:34
12-5-tell 6-5-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-8-Bolavis down a boulevard.
03:40
Ticket Bollap 6 by rails now at the 406 Delta 2, 12-1-5-2.
03:44
12-1-5-7.
03:53
Alarm was activated due to a homeless person in the bathroom, smoking,
03:58
the person was no longer in the building.
04:02
We were able to reset the system, single symptoms on scene with single five.
04:12
The 20 are clear from Riverhead Plaza at 2128.

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Location mentioned:
Old Country Rd, Riverhead, NY 11901

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Incident Timeline

  1. System Reset and Units Clear
  2. Cause Identified as Smoking in Restroom
  3. Reactivation and Continued Response
  4. Alarm Company Report and Investigation
  5. Initial Dispatch for Automatic Fire Alarm

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