Faulty wire triggers fire alarm near Lowell St, Wilmington MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated near Lowell Street in Wilmington. Multiple fire units responded and found no signs of fire or evacuation. The alarm appeared to be triggered by a faulty wire nicked during a recent security system installation at a barbershop. The issue was being investigated and the technician was available for contact.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex and Essex Counties Fire
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04:46
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Wilmington Police and Fire, Sector Three, Engine Four, Tower One, Engine One to respond.
00:07
Near Lowell Street, Units A through F for the telephone fire alarm activation reported as smoke detector activation.
00:17
Code three response again near Lowell Street for the telephone fire activation units A through F, smoke detector active.
00:26
Three.
00:36
Engine four is on scene near Lowell Street.
00:40
Engine four, you are on scene.
00:43
Fire on tower one.
00:46
Tower one, you are on scene.
00:52
Fire alarm, engine one's on scene.
00:54
Near Lowell Street, closed doors.
00:56
Units two three and five, please respond.
00:58
Engine one, you are on scene.
00:59
Seventeen fifty-seven.
01:08
Fire alarm, engine one.
01:13
Engine one.
01:15
Hydrant available on Woburn Street side, also next to near Lowell Street.
01:27
Engine one has the hydrant.
01:31
Five inch four.
01:34
Engine four acknowledges.
01:38
Possible origin is the plaza near Lowell Street with a Chinese restaurant.
01:47
The plaza near Lowell Street confirmed for alarm units A through F alpha Foxtrot.
01:57
Acknowledged.
02:07
Engine four is on scene.
02:09
No visible signs of fire, alarms not activated.
02:14
No evacuations reported.
02:16
Units will continue investigating.
02:19
Engine four, you are on scene.
02:20
Still no visible signs of fire.
02:21
Alarms appear inactive, buildings not evacuated.
02:24
Time 18:01.
02:34
Unit one on scene, time 18:01.
02:48
Fire engine one is on scene.
02:51
Engine one on scene, time 18:01.
03:05
Answering command.
03:10
Unit 211 alpha status?
03:15
No issues detected there.
03:19
Acknowledged.
03:30
Commander O'Fallon reported.
03:37
Command acknowledged.
03:39
Requesting check.
03:45
Command message is breaking up.
03:48
Which unit?
03:50
Unit alpha.
03:59
Confirmed unit alpha.
04:00
Unit alpha.
04:08
Fire alarm update for Lowell Street command.
04:15
Keyholder called stating a fire alarm technician was present today at the barbershop.
04:21
Barbershop installed a new security system; a wire was apparently nicked during installation.
04:27
They believed it was repaired.
04:29
Technician is available for contact if needed.
04:37
Transmission ended.
04:45
Command message not received.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lowell St, Wilmington, MA 01887
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