Smoke detected at Hillside Treatment Center fire alarm, Newton MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 04:58 PM

Near Florence St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

A fire alarm was triggered at Hillside Treatment Center near Florence Street. Fire crews responded and found smoke in the dining room but no fire. The situation was quickly controlled and no further action was needed.

Audio|Source: Newton Police and Fire

03:3

Transcript:

00:00

499 with the fire near Florence St for the fire line Roger that's the hillside treatment center that's the hillside treatment center

00:21

Roger

00:28

Engine 10, ladder 2, rescue 1 and C2.

00:33

Then fire alarms receiving box 7216 for near Ford St, Hilton Treatment Center.

00:40

The response is engine 3, engine 10, ladder 2, rescue 1 and C2,

00:45

20-100.

00:54

Hi, I'm answering, medic one.

00:58

And then one, clear hospital back to town.

01:01

Please, clear back to the city available.

01:03

Twenty hundred.

01:11

Minutes off 7216 for near 4 and 3 Hillside Treating Center.

01:17

Response is energy, engine, then, ladder 2, rescue 1 and C2.

01:21

202.

01:23

202.

01:24

Good and calling 5-05.

01:43

All right, phone off.

01:47

Roger.

01:55

Engine 3 to fire alarm. Fire alarm answering engine 3.

02:01

With the company done for 1-3, nothing shown on engine 3.

02:07

Receive, show you on Steam.

02:09

You'll have command, 2006.

02:17

On Street Command, By-Land.

02:20

Fireline, I'm answering Foreign Street Command.

02:24

Sure, for multiple of heat on the first floor on rescue.

02:31

Receive, trip from first floor floor,

02:34

seat, inside,

02:36

27.

02:44

Fire alarm answering Florence Shigman.

02:49

Activated smoke in the dining room.

02:52

It's just we can handle.

02:55

Fire alarm to C2.

02:58

C2 has the update. Sunday all out 7216 and just free to handle the incident.

03:03

Okay.

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Near Florence St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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