Burnt food odor investigated at elderly housing in Peabody, Peabody MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a six-story elderly housing building near Crowninshield Street in Peabody. They found no active fire or smoke, but detected an odor of burnt food on the sixth floor. After investigation, it was confirmed the smell was from burnt food and not fire.
Audio|Heard on: Peabody Police and Fire
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07:46
Transcript:
00:00
Reported box alarm, near Crowninshield Street.
00:03
Engine one, engine four, engine five, ladder one, car two.
00:08
Nearest cross streets, Lowell Street and Warren Street.
00:14
Car two, engine one, engine four, engine five, ladder one.
00:18
Box alarm, near Crowninshield Street.
00:21
No smoke, no fire, no visible smoke.
00:24
Sixth floor.
00:33
Controlling Atlantic.
00:36
Ricky, are you with the patient?
00:40
Roger, he's not conscious yet.
00:43
Ricky.
00:50
Received.
00:54
Fire alarm, engine three is off Brooksby.
00:57
Going on initial radio report.
01:01
Received.
01:04
We have a large six-story brick elderly housing facility.
01:09
360 complete, nothing showing all four sides.
01:12
Car two will be current field command.
01:20
Received six-story brick L.
01:22
Lee housing,
01:24
360 complete, nothing showing all four sides.
01:26
Cracked two and you have command.
01:31
Engine three on scene, Brooks Beach.
01:41
Engine one on scene.
01:50
Car two, fire alarm.
01:56
Car two, can I redirect engine four to fifty-one for an overdose?
02:05
Affirmative.
02:13
Engine four, please respond to 51st Street for an unknown subject.
02:22
Go forward, responding.
02:26
I do not have a unit number or floor at this time.
02:30
I will update you as soon as I get it.
02:38
Fire alarm, Atlantic 15's on St.
02:40
Marksburg Street.
02:42
C15.
02:52
Fire alarm, Crown Trail command.
02:57
Fire alarm.
02:59
Start engine five this way at the cake.
03:06
Five's already spotting.
03:07
We're on Allen's Lane.
03:11
Received, Engine Five.
03:12
There's a FPC is on the Bravo side of the building if you want to stage there.
03:21
Received.
03:25
Fire alarm Four is on scene with police.
03:29
Received, Four.
03:37
Four, did you get him?
03:40
Roger.
03:46
Control Narcan in a minute, just.
03:49
Received one Narcan.
03:52
Thirteen's out at near Crown Hill.
03:56
Roger.
04:02
Reported medical aid, near Warren Street, Engine Four.
04:06
Nearest cross streets, Crown and Field Street and Bearish Street.
04:11
Reported medical aid, 51 Street, Engine Four.
04:15
Nearest cross streets, Crown and Field Street and Bearish Street.
04:20
Pvd6 to pvd control.
04:24
Pvd control.
04:26
I'll be downtown until units clear up.
04:30
Thank you.
04:33
All right, I'm operating the 4th.
04:42
Fire alarm.
04:45
Do you have a unit number yet?
04:48
I do not.
04:56
Engine four, fire alarm.
04:58
Where is it?
05:02
PD is on scene and Narcan has been administered.
05:05
Daray.
05:10
Command for Engine One.
05:14
Command, answer me one.
05:18
We're on the 6th floor.
05:20
It's all clear. There is an odor of burnt food that we have been unable to locate it.
05:23
Still looking.
05:27
Received. There's no alarm activation activated here.
05:30
The master box did not trip either.
05:31
Nothing on the panel.
05:34
Engine four, fire alarm.
05:37
Or what?
05:39
What floor hallway?
05:43
Received, thank you.
05:49
No apartment given.
05:54
Roger, fire's still trying to locate the source, but it appears it's food burnt.
06:00
Roger.
06:06
Seventeen, the fire alarm we're responding Warren Street.
06:16
Received 17.
06:19
All right, let me ALS one to respond at one.
06:31
Received ALS one.
06:44
Command, engine one.
06:48
Command, answer anyone.
06:54
Relocated the apartment.
06:55
Confirmed burned food.
06:56
Were you able to get a reset?
06:59
No alarms activated.
07:00
Do you need a fan?
07:04
That's a negative.
07:06
One can handle.
07:09
Received fire alarm.
07:10
We're going to return ladder one in five.
07:17
Received.
07:18
Standing down,
07:20
ladder one, engine five.
07:22
Engine one can handle it.
07:30
CBD 13 to control.
07:34
CBD control.
07:39
Source is located, confirmed food burnt.
07:43
I'll be clear.
07:46
Roger.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Crowninshield St, Peabody, MA 01960
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