Fire alarm caused by candle on Moonachie Road, Bergen County NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to Moonachie Road in New Jersey for a fire alarm and odor investigation. Crews found no smoke or fire. The source was traced to a candle left burning in an unoccupied room.
Audio|Heard on: Bergen County Metro Fire and Rescue - East
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
Alarms will be going off near Moonachie Road.
00:06
Unknown if the odor is coming from the.
00:08
No signs of smoke or fire at this time.
00:21
One down, (name withheld).
00:23
Establishing on Key Road command.
00:28
Receive Engine One Eighteen Thirty.
00:37
Breathing.
00:49
Ten, 18, thirty-eight.
00:52
Ladder arriving.
00:53
Fourth.
00:56
Thirty-eight.
01:19
Okay,
01:24
man.
01:26
We've got a head activated.
01:28
Do you have a caller available for us? We have no odors of burning.
01:32
Did find a head though.
01:36
Just call Bergen County.
01:38
We'll try to get a call that way.
01:53
Stated that she had a slight odor in the stairwell between the 2nd and 3rd floor.
01:58
I wasn't very sure.
01:59
All right, we're holding all companies.
02:02
We believe we found the cause to be a candle and an unoccupied room.
02:07
Hold all companies just to verify.
02:10
No company is 1844.
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Location mentioned:
Moonachie Rd, New Jersey
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