False Alarm Evacuates Manchester Walmart

The  was evacuated for a brief time Monday after an alarm automatically went off, however, there was no fire or emergency.

 crews tell Patch they got the call just before 12:15 p.m. Monday. They said a water flow alarm was triggered. That happens when the fire detection system notices water flowing though the pipes, which could have meant a sprinkler was activated, but that was not the case with Monday's incident. It was simply a false alarm, crews said.

Monday's evacuation was a safety precaution. There was no damage and no injuries.

Fire crews tell Patch smoke, heat, dust and, as in Monday's case, water, can all trigger an automatic alarm to sound.