Apartment fire with smoke contained at Maynard building, Maynard MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire caused smoke in an apartment on the third floor of a building near Deer Path in Maynard, Massachusetts. Firefighters stretched a hose line, secured gas and electric utilities, and checked for fire extension and hotspots. No fire was found extending beyond the apartment. The incident was placed under control while ventilation and overhaul continued.
Audio|Heard on: Maynard Fire Department
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05:11
Transcript:
00:00
C1 to command.
00:01
We're going to need a line to this floor precautionary at this point, but we have a smoke condition in this apartment.
00:08
Malboro, you're going to be assigned to Unit 2 on that line.
00:12
Copy. Unit 2, stretch the line.
00:21
Command Operations.
00:24
Go ahead, operations.
00:27
Gas is insured, and at this point, gas and electric remote off.
00:34
Receive.
00:41
Operations, do you have it just for Unit 3 or for every unit?
00:46
Only the building in question, I can just secure the others if needed.
00:51
Get Unit 2, they're checking extensions and hot spots there.
00:56
We see you're shutting down the gas in Unit 2.
01:00
Stafford, C1, Hudson, C1.
01:10
Fire alarm to command.
01:13
Command answering.
01:19
Speed advised, Framingham does not have our frequency.
01:22
Would you like us to get portables up to you?
01:33
If you have a way of doing that?
01:41
Is there any in Sudbury Street?
01:53
Suburray C1 Hudson C1.
01:57
Good.
02:02
Any update on apartment two, a residual, anything in the attic?
02:18
We can't...
02:19
Command from Concral Ladder 1.
02:21
We're on arrival.
02:45
The alarm two, command.
02:49
Command answered.
02:51
Be advised, we had an alarm sounding.
02:54
It didn't give a unit ID.
03:00
Receive.
03:04
Hought-toos report of command.
03:09
Command answering the last unit.
03:12
Yeah, Hudson engine 4.
03:14
No extension on the third floor on apartments 2.
03:21
Receive. You're reporting no extension unit 2, third floor.
03:30
Correct.
03:38
Framingham Tower 1 to come in.
03:39
We're on Deerpath.
03:40
Do you have an assignment for us?
03:46
Can you come up to the front of the building and I've got to sign you rid currently?
04:00
File on command.
04:05
Answering command.
04:07
We're going to place the incident under control at this time, continuing to vent and overhaul.
04:18
Under control at this time, continuing to vent and overhaul.
04:29
Boxborough C1 to command.
04:35
Last unit call in command.
04:39
Boxborough C1.
04:43
Go ahead and C1.
04:48
We found the attic space on the third floor.
04:51
It just stays with the unit.
04:52
We didn't find any common areas that go home across.
05:00
Received injured unit three.
05:05
Third floor of the fire unit.
05:10
Receive, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Deer Path, Maynard, MA 01754
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