Small fire and smoke reported at condo near Maple Ave, Cambridge MA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke and a small fire in a chimney at a condominium near Maple Ave in Cambridge. Carbon monoxide was detected. There was a disagreement between tenants about using the fireplace. The fire was extinguished, and the situation was resolved without further incident.
Audio|Heard on: Cambridge Fire
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5, lot of one responding to near Maple Ave for the excessive smoke from a chimney operating on channel 16, 1959.
00:09
The engine 5, Charlie.
00:18
Fire alarm answering engine 5.
00:24
On location, on command channel 16.
00:27
35,
00:29
on location will be command channel 16, 2002.
00:35
500 to 501.
00:36
Can you come back down and unlock the door, please?
00:41
Hold the way.
00:50
The letter one of Fire alarm, channel 16.
00:55
File, remaining letter one.
01:02
We have a friendly fire at this location.
01:07
However, we have a carbon monoxide reading in a multi-family dwelling.
01:15
Could you have Division I come up on Channel 16?
01:20
Percy Pilemon has that.
01:22
I'll get Division 1 to come up on Channel 16.
01:24
501, the latter one of it.
01:27
16.
01:29
Now,
01:30
one second, Chief, 501, go ahead.
01:35
Reading down to nine parts per million after removing the center from the chimneys.
01:45
Acknowledged. Division 1 in sports: we have a couple of tenants and disagreement over the use of this fireplace at this location.
01:57
All right, are these tenants in the same unit?
02:07
It's an up and down condo.
02:10
At this point, though, we're able to get the fire extinguished.
02:15
So we might be okay.
02:17
I think we can handle.
02:20
All right, no need for RAPD.
02:26
I think we're okay now.
02:29
We've successfully talked some people into easier mind.
02:36
All right, sounds good.
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Location mentioned:
Maple Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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