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Cooking sets off fire alarm in Newton home, Newton MA

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Baldpate Hill Rd, Newton, MA 02459

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Baldpate Hill Road in Newton. The alarm was triggered accidentally by cooking, and the incident was cleared without injury.

Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Code 499.
00:04
499.
00:07
With the fire,
00:09
near Baldpate Hill Road to a fire alarm.
00:15
Roger.
00:20
Zone six smoke detectors.
00:22
It's box 9137 near Baldpate Hill Road.
00:32
Road command, a fire alarm.
00:35
I'll answer it.
00:37
Medic five will update company command to 311.
00:40
We're available for Baldpate Hill Road.
00:49
One's returning.
00:51
He'll take Baldpate Hill Road, filing engine seven.
00:55
Engine seven has cancellation.
01:09
Guys, off.
01:12
Roger.
01:14
Control.
01:18
Control.
01:22
You can cancel fire.
01:24
Just cooking, all's okay.
01:26
Show me clear.
01:28
Roger.
01:40
Hill Road was set off by cooking.
01:46
(name withheld) died, just had only to verify.
01:50
Engine 10 to verify, live TV right now.
02:01
Returning available,
02:02
1929.
02:11
Fireman, fire.
02:15
Box 115Q is wanted with the affected zones left out.
02:20
Maintenance is on scene trying to resolve generator issues.
02:24
We'll terminate command.
02:26
Code it as 743.
02:29
Engine 1, ladder 3, return.
02:34
Boxes running.
02:36
The affected zone cut out.
02:38
Notify the alarm company.
02:40
The 743, you're returning 1930.

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Location mentioned:
Baldpate Hill Rd, Newton, MA 02459

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