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False fire alarm caused by burnt food at elderly housingPeabody MA

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Near Central St, Peabody, MA 01960

A fire alarm was triggered at an elderly housing complex near Central Street. Fire units responded but found no fire, discovering the alarm was caused by burnt food.

Audio|Source: Peabody Police and Fire
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
Reported box alarm, near Central St, engine three, engine four, engine five, ladder one, car two, nearest cross streets, Tremont Street and Water Street.
00:13
Reported box alarm, near Central St, engine three, engine four, engine five, ladder one, car two, nearest cross streets, Tremont Street and Water Street and Water.
00:25
Street.
00:27
Responding companies, that's a call down from someone over at near Central.
00:32
Alarm sounding.
00:34
Unsure what unit smells like burning.
00:41
Katu is responding.
00:43
I'm on Main Street.
00:47
Receive Khartu.
00:53
Fire alarm from engine one.
00:56
Fire line.
00:58
You can put us off that box.
01:01
It's probably going to be a refusal.
01:07
Received. Engine 3, you can stand down.
01:09
Fire alarm as engine 1 responding near Central St.
01:17
We have the message.
01:27
TVA, CBD control.
01:29
TV control.
01:34
NVA's just past Boston Children 10 Centennial Drive on the right-hand side.
01:39
You can arrive me.
01:42
Roger.
01:49
B.B Control, BVD9.
01:52
You want to head that way?
01:55
Roger. I'm in round.
01:59
All right.
02:01
I'll have CO2.
02:03
Engine 4 and CO2 are on scene.
02:05
COD2, initial radio report.
02:08
Okay, got you.
02:10
Up at a large three-story brick, elderly housing complex.
02:15
Nothing shown from the exterior.
02:16
Engine four will be investigating.
02:18
C3 will be Central Street Command.
02:24
Receive, nothing shown at this time.
02:26
Engine four to investigate, C3S command.
02:36
Povity 18, Povity Control.
02:39
Poviet control.
02:44
Unknown destination cleared by Atlantic.
02:46
You can clear myself to fire.
02:50
Roger. Roger.
02:55
I'll set this side.
02:56
I'll be checking the panel.
03:03
Receive miss.
03:08
Spot-O-1 level all.
03:16
Okay, fire alarm.
03:17
We have an activation by room 121.
03:20
One-two-one.
03:23
Receive, one-two-one.
03:33
Arise, Ejewan.
03:36
We get a hydrant.
03:37
Measure 1 on team.
03:48
Command from E4.
03:52
Jet E-4.
03:55
Burnt food, you can try for a reset.
04:00
Receive. Fire alarm activation caused by burnt food holding car two entrance four.
04:08
Receive, engine one, a lot of one, engine five, you gorecha.

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Near Central St, Peabody, MA 01960

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