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Light smoke from cooking triggers false fire alarm, Westborough MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 03:40 PM

Spring Rd, Westborough, MA 01581

Fire personnel responded near Spring Road to a fire alarm caused by light smoke from cooking. The smoke was ventilated, the alarm system was reset, and no further action was required.

Audio|Heard on: Westborough Police & Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:46

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm, fire personnel.

00:02

Respond back near Spring Road on a central station alarm.

00:06

Time out, 1840.

00:14

390 W. 390 W.

00:17

Station W. Station W.

00:20

Adding mileage 26101, that's 26 101.

00:25

Here you see.

00:29

321W. One arrival.

00:33

Grayson.

00:35

Cather is responding.

00:37

Catherer responding, 1841.

00:46

Engine 2 is responding.

00:49

1842.

00:51

1842.

00:56

The file under Carthrey.

01:06

So the alarm company was receiving the same exact alarm as before the hallway smoke.

01:14

We're shoot.

01:26

321W.

01:29

Station W.

01:31

The owner of the vehicle is old address near Willow, Department 34.

01:36

We're trying to make contact.

01:39

Raise.

01:42

Cathay Follum.

01:45

Filing entrance.

01:47

Arriving, single story type 5 group home, nothing showing, active alarm,

01:52

evacuation.

01:53

We're investigating.

01:55

File him as that at 1845.

02:04

File, our mention 2 is on arrival.

02:07

Edge, Joe, in arrival, 1845.

02:10

Imagine 2, they weren't quite done cooking,

02:18

but they've already started ventilating.

02:20

You guys can clear.

02:26

Engine 2 has the message.

02:36

Coffrey, file.

02:39

File a mention,

02:41

gothic. System reset returning.

02:45

1849.

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Spring Rd, Westborough, MA 01581

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