Report of flashing lights mistaken for house fire, Totowa NJ
Emergency responders investigated a report of a house fire near Lincoln Avenue. The call was determined to be caused by flashing lights, possibly Christmas lights, with no actual fire present.
Audio|Source: Totowa Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
All units at the near Lincoln Avenue on a possible house fire.
00:07
(name withheld).
00:11
Double.
00:30
Teller, police, total fire, apartment.
00:33
We got a report for the highway of some possible fire inside near Lincoln Avenue.
00:37
That's near Lincoln Avenue.
00:42
Oh, yeah.
00:46
F4, give me update.
00:50
I don't think I have anything showing yet.
01:01
21 responding.
01:08
Cap,
01:11
55, we got no near Lincoln Avenue.
01:15
All right, that was all I got, near Lincoln Avenue.
01:25
21 in total, you got a report for us?
01:31
We have patrol on scene, Chief, nothing as of yet.
01:44
The number's wrong,
01:47
but still don't see anything, shall.
01:55
Two-four is responding.
02:01
What was the number on the house for the fire department?
02:05
At near Lincoln Avenue it seems there's some type of flashing light in the room,
02:09
illuminating what would appear to be a fire.
02:14
I'm going to go with it to light.
02:15
It's consistent.
02:17
Have a fire perceived caution.
02:19
There's no smoke, no signs of fire at this time.
02:24
It is notified the patrols reporting there's a flashing light inside that the witness was stuck for a fire.
02:34
All right, 7, I'll receive that.
02:41
21 received.
02:46
24 received.
02:50
Cap, it's going to be some type of LED type,
02:55
maybe Christmas light or something.
02:57
Just making a pulsing illumination.
03:01
All right, ten four.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lincoln Ave, Totowa, NJ 07512
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