Fire alarm activation at former restaurant shows no fire, Saugus MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 07:54 AM

Near Broadway Route 1 North, Saugus, MA 01906

Fire department responded to a fire alarm activation near Broadway Route 1 North at the former Out of Asia restaurant. Upon arrival, crews found no visible fire and requested access to the basement fire alarm panel for investigation.

Audio|Source: Saugus Police and Fire

02:39

Transcript:

00:00

Action, engine one, ladder one, car three.

00:02

Engine one, ladder one, car three.

00:04

Respond near Broadway Route 1 North, it's the old out of Asia for a fire alarm activation coming in as a general activation.

00:12

Again, engine one,

00:14

ladder one, car three,

00:16

near Broadway Route 1 North, the old out of Asia,

00:19

for a general fire alarm activation called in from the monitoring center.

00:23

Logged fire 1053.

00:31

Tagasai dispatching in one, Ladder 1, Car 3.

00:34

Near Broadway Route 1 North for the fire alarm activation.

00:37

Again near Broadway Route 1 North, the old out of Asia for the fire alarm activation.

00:43

1055.

00:51

Engine 1, Augustine, engine 1 is unseen.

00:54

Nothing shown.

00:56

Anyone on scene, nothing showing.

00:58

1056.

00:59

Class 3 just target player.

01:06

C3 is off, engine 1.

01:08

C3 will be Broadway command.

01:12

Class 3 on scene.

01:13

C3 is Broadway command, 1056.

01:22

Loud of one to target fire.

01:25

Answering lot of one.

01:28

Can you let the companies know that Vine Street shut down to one lane?

01:34

Okay on the message.

01:39

Notification only.

01:40

Notification only.

01:41

Bine Street down to one lane.

01:42

Again, Bine Street is reportedly down to one lane, 1058.

01:48

Lata 1 is target fire.

01:58

Sogged fire is answered.

02:00

A lot of one is on scene.

02:03

Lada one on scene, 11 o'clock.

02:12

We're in the sluggish fire.

02:14

The fog is answering.

02:19

You have a contact number for this address?

02:25

We can call back to the alarm company.

02:28

Do you need someone to respond there?

02:32

That's affirmative.

02:33

We don't have access to the fire alarm panel in the basement.

02:38

Okay, on the message, we will notify.

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Near Broadway Route 1 North, Saugus, MA 01906

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