Fire crews respond to smoke near Academy Hill Rd, Westminster MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of smoke from a building near Academy Hill Road in Westminster. Crews found that the smoke was caused by a fireplace and an exhaust vent, with no actual fire emergency.
Audio|Heard on: Ashburnham Area Fire Departments
Listen to dispatch call
03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Attention Westminster Fire, respond to reported smoke coming from a building near Academy Hill Rd.
00:07
Reported to be a white house with a red door next to the Cracker Factory.
01:10
Be advised officer on scene reporting possibly the exhaust fan.
01:49
Engine One reports nothing showing from four sides.
01:53
Just have the exhaust fan in the chimney.
03:00
They have a fire in one of the fireplaces causing smoke from the chimney.
03:04
And they have an exhaust vent for the gas heat of the house.
03:08
Nothing found.
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Location mentioned:
Academy Hill Rd, Westminster, MA 01473
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