Active electrical fire at building on Worcester Rd, Framingham MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an active electrical fire behind electrical panels in a building near Worcester Rd. The fire involved live electrical hazards, so water could not be used to extinguish it. Additional fire units, rescue personnel, EMS, and the utility company were dispatched. The fire was in the first floor electrical room, causing an issue with the main electrical switch gear in the basement. Workers were being treated by EMS on scene.
Audio|Source: Framingham Fire - Fire Ops
06:55
Transcript:
00:00
This is a neon electrical shutoff.
00:02
That's where I got the fire behind it.
00:03
Okay, very good.
00:05
Their ride tower is going to be heading down with another ankle.
00:08
Okay. They can probably make the way around the building to the D-side.
00:12
On the outside?
00:13
May on the outside.
00:14
I'm going to fire alarm.
00:15
We're going to go ahead and call this a working fire.
00:17
Send me a RIT[1] team and an additional ambulance.
00:19
Stand by, please. Digit 5 responding is RIT[1].
00:21
TRIT[1].
00:22
1-102 is going to head around with you guys.
00:24
We don't want to put water on it, just because it's all electrical.
00:33
So we're going to use, we have a CEO, if you're going to see you know, if we're going to see you know, if you want to right here, we'll try here to us first.
00:37
We're going to need a small ladder, too.
00:39
They got the patient, the ambulance, uh, right from the cruise.
00:43
They got the patient, the ambulance, uh,
00:44
right from the cruise. Command call on Engine 1.
00:45
How are you making on? Are we able to get some handful on that fire?
00:48
No, it's stuck behind the panels over here, no, that's that fire.
00:50
Okay. Portions of this building do appear to still have some electricity, which is huge caution.
00:55
Manblah.
00:56
You were able to get a hold of evidence.
00:58
They're responding immediately.
01:02
They're responding immediately.
01:04
They're aware of the fact that the panel's live, the closest.
01:07
Shut-out would be the transform of that, and we do have an active working fire.
01:12
Okay, that's a message.
01:13
On the command, we're going to answer.
01:15
Okay, you report, you've got an answer on it now?
01:16
Command call, Angel 1.
01:18
You've report, you've got an answer on it now.
01:19
Yeah, we're in front of all.
01:20
Submany command.
01:21
Command's answer.
01:22
We have a water supply establish, we're tied and dry.
01:25
Any other assignment? Why don't you leave your driver there in the event we need it and head in with an ansel see if you can assist engine one?
01:32
That's happening.
01:33
Worcester Road command is fire along.
01:34
Send me an additional engine company.
01:35
I'm going to put Engine 5 to work when they get in.
01:37
Received. Engine 2.
01:38
Respond. Near Worcester Road.
01:39
Command's on.
01:40
Okay, that's for a lot of accent.
01:41
This is a rush to go.
01:42
Stop us out of building.
01:43
Got off the time stands.
01:44
What are you going on? I'll rescue a lot of feedback there.
01:49
Can you repeat the message?
01:50
Yeah, you're exteriorating on the center stairs on the Delta side of the milling the region of electrical room.
01:56
Receive. Delta side exterior stairs recently down at the electrical room.
02:00
FB1 is going to be coming in Swiss down there, shortly.
02:03
Sure. Call 3 to file up.
02:05
Call 3 is responding.
02:06
Command, do you need anything specific on my hand for you?
02:08
Nothing right now.
02:10
This is going to be related to an electrical issue with a worker on the first floor electrical room that looks like it caused an issue on the main electrical switch gear in the basement.
02:19
And we got Eversource en route[2].
02:20
Workers be intended by EMS,
02:22
Eversource en route[2].
02:23
Okay.
02:24
Well, you did get that dispatch.
02:25
It was a lot of chatter.
02:26
Hold on.
02:29
Engine's your response.
02:30
All right.
02:32
To roll, command,
02:33
call. We're about 30 seconds out.
02:35
Okay, you can pull in, go to the right, right up behind car tube.
02:40
I'm going to have you monitor the conditions inside the electrical room on the first floor.
02:45
Full gear and cancel.
02:47
Receive. We're pulling it out.
02:49
Tensur files on scene.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team requested
[2]
Eversource en route: Utility company responding for electrical hazard
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Location mentioned:
Near Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701
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