Electrical wires arc outside building at Massachusetts Ave, Arlington MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 06:38 PM

Near Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474

Fire crews responded to an earlier fire operation and were later dispatched to investigate electrical wires arcing outside near Massachusetts Avenue. The incident involved an arcing fuse on primary power lines, and the fire department requested the power company to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Arlington Fire

03:11

Transcript:

00:00

Commandant, do you want portable?

00:03

One portal.

00:05

Aside from the ladder, do you need other resources upstairs up there, or can I sound me all out?

00:14

Please, if you repeat that message.

00:18

Aside from the ladder, truck, do you need other resources upstairs,

00:23

or can I sound the all out?

00:32

You can tell and sound the all-out, hold Andrew one-liner one.

00:35

Okay,

00:37

so you can speak to me at the fire, I'm telling the all-out, hold engine one-ladder-1-1-6.

00:43

Sounding the all-out, holding the engine one ladder one, please.

01:09

Fire alarm.

01:12

Fire alarm.

01:13

You're making, Gary.

01:17

2140.

01:24

Fire alarm to engine two.

01:27

Engine two. Engine, sir, way, turning.

01:29

Engine 2 would you investigate an arcing wire outside near Massachusetts Ave for the arcing wire.

01:39

Engine 2 has near Massachusetts Ave.

01:43

All right,

01:48

I'm broadcasting engine 2 to near Massachusetts Avenue of the wire arching.

01:52

By 12142.

02:01

Go ahead.

02:12

Rescue under file line, rescue one is back in quarters.

02:17

Quarters, 2145.

02:25

Engine two is off in the area.

02:31

Engine two is off in the area.

02:36

Engine two, you're out, 2147.

02:44

Engine two to fireline.

02:52

Fire line. Yeah,

02:54

we have an arcing fuse on the primary wires in front of near Massachusetts Avenue.

03:00

There's no cool number.

03:01

Can you call the power company?

03:05

Roger.

03:08

closing street command to fire alarm

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