Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Home Depot store, Saugus MA


A fire alarm at the Home Depot store near Broadway was triggered, possibly by workers on the roof. The building was evacuated as fire crews responded. No fire was confirmed.
Audio|Source: Saugus Police and Fire
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
Response on Radio Box 1382[1], the Home Depot, near Broadway.
00:04
R2, Ducks and Smokes.
00:05
Engine 1, Latow and Coffrey.
00:07
Radio Box 1382[1], near Broadway, all right, the Home Depot, coming into the RTAU, Ducks and Smoke, Logis by 1260.
00:14
Engine 1,000.
00:15
Engine three, sorry, Spiree.
00:16
That's right to answer three.
00:17
Engine three is on team 2601, Lewis and Gray Drive.
00:20
Engine three, guys.
00:21
It's going to be 2602, 2602, Louisville, Ray.
00:24
Okay, correct.
00:25
Two-602. Okay, correct. Two-six-0-2.
00:29
They're supposed to call it Coffery in the air, Coffrey.
00:31
They're supposed to Home Depot.
00:32
They think there may be workers on the roof that set the alarm off.
00:35
Okay, copy, code say, engine one, lot of one.
00:37
Okay, so I excited, engine one.
00:39
Engine one has a direct codecée.
00:41
Another one. One has a message responding.
00:43
You have the code see respond to Home Depot, 1219.
00:46
Number three, this is fine.
00:47
Answering, Cot-3.
00:48
Once in the Home Depot.
00:49
Something's been evacuated.
00:50
I'll be through, be commenced.
00:51
If you've been evacuated, you have nothing to show it, you'll be command in 1220.
00:54
K2 is solid at box 186.4 is off-line, let's test.
00:58
24 is off-light, 12-20.
00:59
10-1[2]-11. 10 to 1 on-teen.
01:03
On 2. Depot 1221[3].
01:05
1221[3]. Can we grab the keys on the clock, box? Can you head down?
01:12
Recease, North Sparks keys, and we'll get it out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box 1382: Fire Alarm Activation
[2]
10-1: On scene
[3]
1221: Time stamp (possibly used as a report time)
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906
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