Working building fire quickly extinguished in Reading, Reading MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 12:10 PM

Near Summer Ave, Reading, MA 01867

A working building fire was reported near Summer Ave in Reading. Multiple fire departments were dispatched for mutual aid. The fire was quickly extinguished, and all additional responding companies were canceled. There was no indication of arson or criminal activity.

Audio|Source: MetroFire Mutual Aid

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Transcript:

00:00

Metro, this is Redding. We're announcing a working fire at near Summer Ave.

00:07

Our fireground channel is going to be our main channel,

00:11

R-box 57. Again, Redding is announcing a working fire near Summer Ave, R-box 57. A fireground channel is going to be our main channel.

00:23

And your covering channel?

00:26

The main frequency.

00:37

Tenton, Metro Fire District 13, Redding is reporting a working fire. The above near Summer Ave.

00:48

Fireground is the main channel.

00:50

Again in Redding, a working fire, the Abok near Summer.

00:58

Fire is their main channel.

01:01

This is Metro Fire at 1511.

01:08

Redding tire to stone over Metro, ready to stone them?

01:13

Goals, yes, sorry, ready.

01:16

You can cancel your engine.

01:22

Okay, canceling 1530.

01:25

Thank you.

01:27

Reading to Woburn, over Metro.

01:32

We have that, ready. We'll cancel them.

01:38

Moving, you can cancel with our thanks.

01:43

Receive.

01:49

Ready to Wakefield over Metro.

01:53

Wakefield, yes,

01:55

we're riding over Metro.

01:57

Wakefield, yes, we're riding over Metro.

02:00

You can cancel your response with our thanks.

02:04

Raytheid cancel, Jim.

02:07

Redding Pad, Metro Fire.

02:09

Metro,

02:17

Fire.

02:18

Metro was answering Reading.

02:25

Right, Metro fire knocked down, canceling the working fire assignment.

02:29

Out of town companies have been canceled.

02:37

Okay,

02:39

writing, your report on your working player block 5'7, the fire is knocked down.

02:46

They can't blame the out-of-town companies.

02:49

Metro fire at 1550.

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