Odor of smoke reported in MIT science building

Heard on: Middlesex MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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Striking box 273 , MIT building (number withheld) , located (number withheld) Vassar Street, room (number withheld), between Mass Ave and Main Street, for the odor of smoke inside.

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Response is engines two six and five, ladder three, ladder two, rescue one, squad two, division one.

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Companies operate channel 16 .

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Three seven.

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Five three to fire one.

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Fire one, this is fire three.

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On location, well, that's three command, channel 16 .

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Five three on location and command, channel 16 , 39 min .

00:55

Division One, a fire alarm.

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Fire alarm answering, Division One.

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Location with the companies, assuming South Street command, Channel 16.

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Division One, you're on location and command, Channel 16, 42 minutes.

2026-09-13 21:36 UTC

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Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Odor of smoke reported in MIT science building

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported odor of smoke inside a room in MIT building (number withheld) near Vassar Street in Cambridge. Multiple engines, ladders, a rescue unit, and a squad were dispatched, and command was established on a designated radio channel.

Odor of smoke reported in MIT science building

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