Fire alarm and water leak investigated in underground garage, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a fire alarm activation and water leak in an underground garage near Forest Street in Cambridge. They investigated sprinkler and pump systems and attempted to shut down a leaking pipe's pump system.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire Grounds 14 and 16
Listen to dispatch call
04:25
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have any management contacts in the building? They can call this front of one company.
00:05
Most likely it's the activation of the drive system in the garage.
00:09
I'm going to need to reset it.
00:19
Received, we'll see what we have in house.
00:26
Command call, Division 200.
00:31
200 answers.
00:34
See if there's any management contact number on a sign in there.
00:42
Give that fire alarm if you have it.
00:49
Okay, 104. Looking right now.
01:00
Command calling engine 8.
01:07
Engine 8. Engine 8.
01:08
Engine 8.
01:10
Yeah, you can return.
01:12
They just struck a box from Forest Street.
01:14
You probably can get it.
01:20
Receive.
01:24
A lot of questions.
01:28
Yeah,
01:35
we're all back by the loading door.
01:38
It's into the pump operating somewhere.
01:42
We're still looking around.
01:48
A docking pump? In a drive system or is it a fire pump?
01:55
Standby.
01:56
We're in the sprinkler room right now.
02:05
Calling command.
02:07
Command answering.
02:13
Command, that's a negative on that phone number from the management company.
02:17
It's no, it's not valid.
02:24
Please.
02:26
Uh,
02:27
maybe I'll take the number, if you can contact them, if they can contact.
02:35
Okay, stand by.
02:42
Flat upon command.
02:45
Yeah,
02:51
we found a smaller underground garage.
02:53
We're investigating right now.
02:54
It looks like we got water leaking out of a pipe.
02:57
We're going to try to get in the pump room and shut it down.
03:03
Recy.
03:12
Division 200, any luck on that management company?
03:21
Negative, sir, can't find anything.
03:29
Ladder 4 to Division 200.
03:32
So,
03:34
Roger, I'm coming down to you, Captain.
03:40
Receive, yeah, we need keys to this room down here if you can get them.
03:53
Division 200, the latter 400.
04:01
Answering.
04:03
You in the sprinkler room?
04:09
Yeah, we're trying to get into it now.
04:14
(Name withheld) is coming around.
04:23
Division one, you're on location and command, 22 minutes.
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Location mentioned:
Forest St, Cambridge, MA
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