Smoke reported in lobby of Cambridge building, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported in the lobby of a five-story building on near 5th St in Cambridge. Fire crews investigated and considered mechanical causes such as overheated HVAC units. Access to locked areas on the second floor was gained with a lockbox code. The smoke was found to have dissipated and no fire was confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire Grounds 14 and 16
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Transcript:
00:00
Five stories,
00:03
250 by 80. 80.
00:09
Investigating smoke in the lobby.
00:15
That's 7131, five story,
00:18
250 by 80. Investigating smoke in the lobby.
00:25
Command a fire alarm.
00:28
Fireland is.
00:30
I'm going to need several police units here for a trap.
00:35
Received as in discussion.
00:42
Command calling ladder four.
00:48
Flanaport.
00:50
Head up to the roof.
00:53
It's a possibility that this smoke is coming from mechanical,
00:58
either air conditioning or heat.
01:02
I'm going to have you check out those rooftop units.
01:10
Plan four is the okay, heading to the roof.
01:20
Somerville engine six, the Cambridge Fire Alarm, we're off at your line box.
01:24
We see, Somerville, six.
01:30
We see, Somerville six.
01:35
Go on 441 Hon 4.
01:38
Engine four answering.
01:46
You get keys in the Knox Box?
01:49
I do, I ampedes in Oxfax.
01:53
All right, is there a fault with that?
01:58
There is no fault.
02:06
Okay.
02:16
We had a file-up.
02:20
Following all companies investigating electrical oda, the haze has dissipated to still have not bombed this one.
02:33
At 7131, holding all companies, haze has dissipated investigating an electrical oda, 1333.
02:46
Last portion, command.
02:50
Give me an answering.
02:54
See, four on the roof, we got nothing obvious here.
02:58
Still investigating.
02:59
All right, you should check to see if any one is overheated.
03:07
To me, it feels like a possible rent-up belt from HVAC unit that created smoke.
03:13
Just take a look around.
03:23
Division 200, command.
03:27
Command answering.
03:32
We need access to the elevator lobby on floor 2, but we can't get into floor 2 because there's a locked door.
03:38
We can speed into floor 2 and it appears clear.
03:48
Receive, yeah, we're going to have to get in there.
03:53
See if we could flip that door or force it with less possible damage.
03:59
We need to check that area above.
04:05
Okay, Keith, I'll quit squad four now.
04:07
We'll work on that.
04:16
Call and command.
04:29
Command answering.
04:37
I contacted the management company.
04:39
They're responding and they also advise me there's a lockbox code behind the dumpster.
04:43
It says vendor on it.
04:45
If you need keys, you get into certain floors.
04:53
You copy that Division 200.
04:55
Why don't you head out to that lockbox and get the code to get some keys?
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Location mentioned:
5th St, Cambridge, MA
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