Smoke in apartment triggered fire alarm at Washington Street, Reading MA
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at a residential building near Washington Street. Responders found smoke smell caused by an oven cooking incident in apartment 4. There was no actual fire. The scene was ventilated and the alarm was reset.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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04:39
Transcript:
00:00
Attention police and fire units box to follow near Washington Street somewhere in the building and alarm is sounding.
00:07
There is a smell of smoke in the building.
00:11
One-O-3-Azer-1-0-3.
00:17
Uh, Car 3.
00:19
You're in Car 3.
00:22
C-3. C-3, you respond on the box.
00:26
Come on.
00:33
70 to write.
00:36
Right, 70.
00:37
Right, I'm going to be out as possible DMV on Hardin.
00:41
It's going to be mass reds, (number withheld).
00:45
(number withheld).
00:48
On Hardin. On Hardin.
00:52
One hundred.
00:57
One out three ready, going on on wash.
01:07
Thank you. You can head to 70's location.
01:12
Nice.
01:17
9-703-103. You're on the head that way.
01:23
Right, I'll let you know they haven't set up yet.
01:26
Probably.
01:31
Be on delayed response for the box.
01:33
P1 is going to be on scene obtaining a refusal to ill-advised when they're available.
01:38
We're on delay for the box.
01:39
P1 will get a refusal to ill-advised.
01:43
Great sidecarriage.
01:44
Okay, have three.
01:49
Car 3 is on scene.
01:50
It's a four-story residential.
01:52
Nothing showing on the 360.
01:54
We're investigating.
01:55
Coth3 will have Washington Street Command.
01:57
Command post is going to be located on the Alpha Delta corner.
02:00
Lai want to be investigating an interior.
02:08
One on three, right? This is nothing.
02:09
It's going to be a smoking player.
02:14
Great.
02:16
Right, no fire in the fact of smoke.
02:18
We're trying to stop the alarm right now.
02:24
Right, you said that was an oven fire?
02:28
Right, no fire cooking related.
02:31
We're going to be in Unit 4, so I'll see the FD.
02:34
Unit 4, I have it.
02:41
You guys on scene, Car 3, PD is in apartment number 4.
02:44
They're saying that's where this incident started from.
02:48
Looks like it's cooking related.
02:49
There's no fire in there at this moment.
02:56
Thank you for. I'm seeing the apartment 4.
03:08
Latter 1 from Coffrey.
03:11
Latter-Way, I am ready.
03:15
I just need a small step stool off the ladder down into unit 4, please.
03:25
Ladder 1 confirmed.
03:27
Coming at you.
03:31
Agent 3, you can return.
03:41
Alpha is the door log?
03:46
Okay, no-ro-all stay.
03:52
The important command, just confirm it, we can stand out.
03:57
You will confirm.
03:59
Stand out.
04:05
Ready Fire medic one.
04:10
One. One.
04:15
Sign refusal.
04:20
Clear base base, sign refusal.
04:22
Clear base, sign recusal.
04:34
We're ventilating unit four, systems then reset.
04:37
The company is going to be clear returning.
04:38
Recall the box.
04:39
Command is terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Washington St, Reading, MA 01867
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