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Heard on: Providence RI Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/17/2026 02:25 PM
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Attention Engine 4, Engine 2, Engine 5, Ladder 2, Ladder 3.
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Special hazards battalion to a box alarm, box 4875 Pontiac Marketplace, near Pontiac Avenue.
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Fire crews respond to box alarm at Pontiac Marketplace

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and rescue crews were dispatched to a box alarm at Pontiac Marketplace near Pontiac Avenue in Cranston. Units from multiple engines and ladders responded. The incident involved a possible fire alarm activation with cross streets Meadowview Drive and Eddie Street.

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Pontiac E, Cranston, RI 02920
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