Smoke in basement from oil burner backfire at Bellingham building, Bellingham MA
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire was reported near South Main Street in Bellingham. The fire department found smoke in the basement caused by an oil burner backfire. The boiler was shut down and the building appeared to be evacuated during the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Bellingham Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Bellingham Fire announcing a still alarm.
00:03
Structure Firebox 11, near South Main Street.
00:06
Bellingham Fire announcing a still alarm.
00:09
Structure Firebox 11, near South Main Street.
00:21
Ambulance 2.
00:23
Ladder 1
00:32
File 1 from Cal1.
00:36
File on that's our cell.
00:39
Call 1 response, 11 self-meat.
00:46
Car 1 responding, near South Main. Car 1 responding, near South Main.
00:50
2220, party states there's smoke coming from our basement.
00:55
Appreciate the invite for a notebook channel.
01:03
Engine 3 is all the way near sound mate.
01:09
Engine 3 in rear 2220.
01:13
Smoke in the basement, uh, one shield.
01:18
Violins are touching.
01:20
I'm on it.
01:22
Agent 3 file.
01:24
I'm engine 3 is on arrival.
01:26
I have a 2-4-1 frame.
01:28
I have heavy smoke coming out of the chimney.
01:31
The building appears to be evacuated L1st County.
01:34
I'll make a man.
01:35
Hold the out investigating.
01:38
Agent 3 on Araddle, 22, 21.
01:46
Browellon from Kyle 1Bite, Channel 6 has been assigned.
01:49
Channel 6 is signed.
01:53
Receive.
01:58
82-4-1-8-2-Oleaner.
02:01
8-2 in route 2221.
02:09
7-2-2-2-2-1.
02:10
7 to the command.
02:19
Tom Mesa, you're going to get fire off.
02:23
Boilermackery.
02:26
You can pull everybody down.
02:29
We have an oil burner backfire in the basement.
02:33
We're going to be shutting down the boiler in Massachusetts.
02:38
Received boiler burner backfire at the basement.
02:41
Company to you guys, coffee.
02:45
Cal won't cover.
02:49
Flaner want to be.
02:51
Any two copies.
02:57
Control Obril 37.
02:59
This is 37.
03:05
We slide over to near South Main Street.
03:08
They got an oil burner backfire, smoke in the basement.
03:12
FD is already unseen.
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Location mentioned:
S Main St, Bellingham, MA 02019
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