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Fire alarm investigated at building near Columbia Street, Cambridge MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/10/2025 02:22 PM

Columbia St, Cambridge, MA 02139

A fire alarm was reported near Columbia Street in Cambridge. Firefighters are investigating smoke detected near the back airwell of the building.

Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire

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02:0

Transcript:

00:00

Box 2812, 200 Columbia Street.

00:03

Responding, engine 2, engine 5, ladder 3, division 1, operate on channel 16, 1722.

00:09

Division 1, the fire alarm.

00:16

Fire Alarm answering Division 1.

00:21

I have the response 200 Columbia.

00:24

I have your responding Division 1, 1722.

00:27

Division 1, the fire alarm.

00:34

Fireline man from Division 1.

00:41

Division 1 is off of the Boxing Command, investigating, going to 16.

00:46

Division 1, you're off in Command,

00:50

1724.

00:52

Division 1, you're off in Command,

00:56

1724.

00:58

I'm calling Division 1.

01:01

Fire Alarm calling Division 1.

01:02

Division 1.

01:09

We're speaking that is at 210 Columbia,

01:13

Squirrelwoods.

01:15

We're speaking that is at 210 Columbia,

01:19

Squirrelwoods.

01:21

Finally, we're at 210 Columbia now.

01:23

Can you repeat that message?

01:27

The SPSA, the address that we were given, 210 Columbia.

01:30

10, Columbia.

01:32

Acknowledged.

01:39

Columbia Command of Fireline.

01:42

Earl, I'm answering Columbia Command.

01:49

We're investigating the back of the airwell, smoke detector.

01:53

We're going to use engine five for the investigation.

01:57

Engine 5 will be investigating the back to the airwell detector.

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Columbia St, Cambridge, MA 02139

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