High-rise fire in trash chute causes evacuation, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire occurred in the trash chute of a residential high-rise on Leighton Street, Cambridge. The fire was extinguished, but residual smoke led to building evacuation. An electrical room on the second floor had smoke but no fire or heat. Fans were used to exhaust the smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire Grounds 14 and 16
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03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Stand a fire alarm.
00:03
Fire alarm is the answer to Leighton Street, Command.
00:07
This is an update on the box.
00:09
This is a residential high-rise had a fire in the trash chute, a fire excuse, and extinguished.
00:14
Companies are checking for overhaul.
00:16
We do have some residual smoke in the building where they evacuate that now.
00:23
Chief Grant 1252, residential high-rise building, fire in the trash chute.
00:27
Spitting, sandwich, checking for extension.
00:30
Residual smoke, buildings being evacuated, 1502.
00:49
I'm in the file on panel and let me know if you need me to silence it.
00:56
I'm going to leave that run in just in case it's more occupants of a dome so to make sure we're all set.
01:03
Recease.
01:22
Latta 100 call, Latta 200.
01:26
The man in the rescue.
01:34
All right on, I'm calling Rescue One.
01:40
Rescue one.
01:42
Okay, go ahead, go ahead and your message.
01:46
We just, we had a pace, we're good.
01:54
All right, I'm calling latency, command.
01:59
Command answer.
02:01
20 minutes in the instance.
02:05
We have the update, thank you.
02:14
Slide 3 to command.
02:21
Go ahead, squad three.
02:28
So we checked the trash room directly above where the fresh trash chute is.
02:35
No issues, but the electrical room directly next to it does have a smoke condition.
02:40
No heat, no fires, it's not.
02:42
But I believe it's above that electrical device that's right.
02:49
Okay, you're on 401, correct?
02:54
It's actually floor two.
02:56
So the floor, the first floor above the trash room.
03:00
The electrical room.
03:03
Floor 2.
03:05
Okay, on floor 2.
03:06
Do you want a van up there to exhaust that smoke?
03:13
Yeah,
03:14
we can probably use the van.
03:18
Okay,
03:20
we'll get a fan up there.
03:23
Okay,
03:33
we'll get a fan up there.
03:34
Squad 3.
03:43
What's your room number? What's your room number?
03:50
There, a light full room directly across 216, but it's mostly dissipating now if I not need the same.
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Location mentioned:
Leighton St, Cambridge, MA 02141
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