False fire alarm at apartment complex, Ansonia CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 04:05 PM

Near Woodlawn Ave, Ansonia, CT 06401

Emergency responders attended an automatic fire alarm at an apartment complex near Woodlawn Avenue. The alarm was found to be a malfunction and was reset. No fire or evacuation occurred. Housing will check the smoke detector in the bedroom later.

Audio|Source: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

City Rescue Medical Services respond for the fire standby.

00:04

Near Woodlawn Avenue,

00:06

Unit 73.

00:09

Automatic fire alarm.

00:11

Feeding, respond.

00:13

Near Woodlawn Avenue, Unit 73.

00:15

Cross streets, Smith Street, Woodlawn Avenue extension for the automatic fire alarm activation.

00:28

Two and a half story wood frame apartment complex. Nothing shown, buildings not evacuated, investigating. All right investigating. Two and a half wood story apartment, nothing showing. Not evacuated. You're investigating.

01:05

Engine's raised on scene.

01:08

It's going to be an alarm malfunction.

01:13

It's going to be an alarm malfunction.

01:15

The whole unit's on scene.

01:24

Alarm malfunction, holding with the units on scene.

01:29

Broadway, we're on scene.

01:37

I've shown you.

01:42

Okay.

01:45

Alarm's been reset.

01:47

You can place the box out of service.

01:49

I'll have the report.

01:50

Can you make a notification to housing to have that smoke detector in the bedroom checked on Monday?

02:01

Steve, the alarm is going to reset and back in service.

02:05

They'll have the report and we'll notify the housing to have a bedroom smoke detector checked on Monday.

02:11

It's in service.

02:16

It's in service.

02:17

It's on you, 21, service.

02:25

Mr. Steve, in service.

02:31

Service.

02:33

Safety service.

02:34

Safety service.

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Near Woodlawn Ave, Ansonia, CT 06401

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