Tenant suspected of starting fire with box in attic

Heard on: Hampden MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Command two, engine one, respond to (number withheld) Norwood Street.

00:05

Investigation.

00:17

Command One, Engine Five, respond to (number withheld) Fernbank Road, apartment (number withheld), medical.

00:31

Fire alarm to Engine One.

00:34

Engine One.

00:37

You're responding to (number withheld) Norwood Street.

00:39

It's going to be for an investigation.

00:41

Caller is calling because one of the tenants was trying to set the house on fire.

00:46

She found a box in the attic with something hot in it.

00:48

It was on fire.

00:49

She put it out and it's in the driveway now.

00:54

Engine one, receive.

00:56

Do you have PD and arson responding to that?

01:00

Yes, PD and arson are en route.

01:05

Received, we're responding.

7/27/2026 10:34 AM

Fire

Norwood St, Ludlow, MA 01056

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a house near Norwood Street after a caller reported a tenant may have tried to set part of the home on fire. The caller said a box in the attic had caught fire, was extinguished, and moved to the driveway. Police and arson investigators were also responding.