Fire alarm reactivates at Lowell apartment building, Lowell MA


Fire alarm activated at an apartment building near Westford Street in Lowell. Crews responded and found no signs of fire upon arrival. The alarm panel showed no issues, and it was later found that a resident had reset the system. After crews left, the alarm was triggered again, prompting a second dispatch.
Audio|Source: Lowell Fire Department
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, and Eighty-eight to six will fire the apartment telephone alarm[1] from a central station, near Westford St.
00:07
Engine 721, the Ladder 2 Rescue, caught three to respond.
00:11
That's the telephone alarm[1] from a central station, near Westford St., the apartment building.
00:17
Engine 721, Ladder 2 Rescue, cost me to respond.
00:21
Reference of Box 54, Thelmont Street in Windsor.
00:48
Car three, guys.
00:51
Receive.
00:52
He said it was just a general.
00:55
The second general.
01:01
I just 7 this morning.
01:05
Thank you.
01:17
Ladder 2 is on scene, three-story brick, nothing showing.
01:21
Ladder 2 on scene, three-story brick, nothing showing.
01:26
Agent Seven's on the scene.
01:29
Seven on scene.
01:35
Two-one is a hydrant.
01:39
Two hundred. Two hydrant.
01:47
Ladder 2 to Cadbury.
01:53
Copy.
01:55
Chief,
01:57
we're in scene investigating now. We've got no alarms.
02:00
All right, they have it.
02:03
Nothing indicated on the panel.
02:09
Negative, Chief.
02:11
One of the residents here apparently reset.
02:14
All right, I have a fire alarm. Return the company.
02:18
Missing, receive.
02:20
Turn to return our companies from Western Street.
02:29
Ladders 2 to Cat 3, this alarm is coming in again for a best view.
02:35
Fire alarm,
02:36
just engine 7, ladder 2 for now.
02:39
Received, engine 7, ladder 2 for now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
telephone alarm: Incident reported by telephone (not via an alarm box)
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