Fire alarm triggered by rain water at commercial building, Westborough MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at a two-story commercial building near East Main Street due to rainwater pouring through an open skylight onto the fire alarm panel. The water caused the panel to become inoperable. No fire or smoke was found. Residents are being relocated as a precaution. The situation is under investigation.
Audio|Source: Westborough Police & Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine two to fire alarm.
00:01
I'm answering fire alarm.
00:05
Two-story, yeah, two-story commercial building, do have an active alarm, nothing showing two sides, L4[2] off command.
00:11
Fire alarm, fire personnel.
00:13
Respond, near East Main Street for the central alarm.
00:17
It's going to be at a basement pole station.
00:20
Timeout, 1638.
00:21
Cal 3 to fire alarm.
00:28
Fire alarm, answering car 3.
00:29
We do have personnel in house that should be able to handle that with engine 4.
00:32
I'm still maintaining a road closure here for the live wires on rivals.
00:36
If we get too deep in calls, I can clear and just shut the road here with cones.
00:40
Fire alarm has that 6808.
00:42
3-2-1W.
00:43
Station W.
00:44
The branch, about a foot into the right-hand lane.
00:48
It's just eastbound of chick-fly.
00:50
You want to let DOT know how much of a hazard? Pretty safe.
00:55
Both use going to be clear.
00:56
Racing.
00:57
Engine 4[1] to fire alarm.
00:59
The alarm answering engine 4.
01:01
Where responding?
01:02
Engine 4[1] responding, 1640.
01:03
Command of Fireland.
01:05
Follow my answering command.
01:06
Crews are going to be heading to the second floor.
01:08
Upon investigating the fire alarm panel, we do have water coming down on the panel.
01:13
The panel has been saturated and is inoperable at this time.
01:17
We're going to go investigate the source of the water to make sure we have no other hazard.
01:21
Right now we're continuing our investigation.
01:24
Fire alarm has it, 1642.
01:26
Two are three to L4[2].
01:33
Answer.
01:35
We located in the skylight that's open, flooding the standard closet.
01:40
Okay, Reese, Steve, can you guys get that skylight closed or is that open permanently?
01:44
Turn it out now.
01:45
3-1-8-2-321 and 340.
01:52
340.40. For orders of 188, everyone respond back to the station and stay under the sally port for inside until we get another call.
01:59
321.
02:00
340. 340.
02:01
Angel 45 line.
02:02
Fire alarm answering engine four.
02:03
We're going to be on scene.
02:05
Type 2 residential, no smoke, no fire.
02:07
Engines off skating.
02:08
Fire alarm has it.
02:09
1644. Oak Street Command[3] of Bar-Larm.
02:11
Fire alarm answering Oak Street command.
02:13
Just as an update, the source of the water appear to be from an open skylight, from the rain coming in, has poured water into the electrical room that is compromised the fire alarm panel.
02:27
We're going to probably be shutting this down.
02:30
We'll be continuing to investigate.
02:32
We're in the process of moving the residents from here.
02:35
My alarm has it, 1645.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Engine 4: Engine 4 responding
[2]
L4: Ladder 4/Command
[3]
Oak Street Command: Incident Command
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Westborough, MA 01581
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