Fire alarm triggered by cooking smoke at apartment complex, Amherst MA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at the Colonial Village apartments due to cooking smoke in unit 30. The building was evacuated and no fire was found. The alarm system was reset and the response units returned to service.
Audio|Source: Amherst Fire
01:33
Transcript:
00:00
Ender one, engine two.
00:01
Austin, phone available at (number withheld), two-story wood frame multifamily.
00:05
Alarm is activated.
00:06
Building occupants evacuated, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:09
Engine 1 will have command, switching to fire ground.
00:15
Engine 1, engine 2 on scene, Colonial Village, units 25 through 32, alarms activated, building appears evacuated, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:23
Engine 1 has command, switching to fire ground.
00:32
Command from E200.
00:41
Command from 200 on fire ground calling party from apartment 25 states that the alarm is from apartment 30.
00:47
It's just smoke only, unit 30 to check it out.
01:00
Command from 200 on fire ground.
01:02
I'm in apartment 30 now.
01:04
Confirm smoke, no fire.
01:06
No fire.
01:09
729, want to build a command?
01:13
Go ahead, command.
01:16
Cause of alarm, cooking smoke in unit 30.
01:19
System has been reset, engine one and service returning.
01:22
Command is terminated.
01:26
Cooking smoke in unit 30, system's been reset, engines one and two and service returning.
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Location mentioned:
Near Belchertown Rd, Amherst, MA 01002
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