Fire alarm activated at Ann Whalen Apartments, no fire


A fire alarm went off in an apartment building but responders found no fire, only smoke from a car nearby.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
01:10
Transcript:
Anyone, you're on there responding. PDs on scenes that it's closer to stackers and that the car is just smoking. There's no fire. Also, be advised I'm just taking a call for Ann Whale and for a fire alarm activation[1]. Your preference on that? 1110. I understood that the car is not on fire. Just smoking? Yeah, it's a farm. No fire. It's just smoking. PDs on scene. 1110. Engine 1 is going to handle the vehicle incident engine 2 can head to Ann Whalen. Received, engine 1, you will handle the car outside of Stackers engine 2, standby for tollens for Ann Whalen. Attention 5-1 engine 2. Tension Engine 2, Still Alarm, Respond and Whalen, 33, Callagab, Apartment 30, Fire alarm activation, and Whalen, 33, Calahab, Apartment 30, 1111.
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fire alarm activation: An alert triggered by detection of smoke or other fire indicators, requiring fire department response
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Location mentioned:
Near Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
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