Incident Journal: Fire alarm set off at W Hotel
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An ECPD patrol vehicle.
February 3, 2021
The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to The Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity but not for content.
Sunday, Jan. 31
ECPD responded to a fire alarm going off at the W Hotel. The alarm was caused by a faulty sprinkler head on the first floor, according to W Hotel security.

Ann Matica is currently the Deputy Editor for The Beacon. She has lived in Massachusetts her whole life and transferred to Emerson College in the fall of 2019. She previously worked as a reporter for an online publication for Holyoke Community College called Apex.