Fire alarm at residential building with smoke on second floor, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 12:15 PM (PDT)

Near Ward St, Worcester, MA 01610

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at a four-story residential building near Ward St. Smoke was detected on the second floor, but no fire was visible outside. Firefighters conducted checks and continued investigation inside.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:54

Transcript:

00:00

Latter 3, Kyle 4, No, near Ward St on the Central Station.

00:05

1515, responding to companies, firebrush, operations, Chicago.

00:08

Calfour, a fire alarm.

00:09

Calfour, you're responding with South Division.

00:11

High 3 near Ward St, Worcester County Management Company, the alarm companies receiving the floor two smoke.

00:18

Receive floor two smoke.

00:19

All right from the house.

00:23

Is it live or is still attached? It's just down or what?

00:28

It's live, it's still attached, it's about half and that's ripped off.

00:31

The wire itself is about five feet from the ground.

00:36

Okay, but no exposed wires correct?

00:37

No, negative.

00:38

Thank you. I'll let them know.

00:40

Edge 2 to file a minute for radio report.

00:43

Engine 2 is arriving.

00:44

We have a four-story residential, nothing shown from the exterior.

00:48

Engine 2 will be investigating, operating in the offensive strategy.

00:51

We'll continue the current assignment.

00:52

Engine 2 has near Ward St command.

00:54

Our arrival, establishing command of 1519.

00:56

Light of 3 is level 1.

00:58

13 is level 1.

01:02

Calford to fire 1.

01:04

Mr. Calford is 19 and engine 2 will remain commands while they investigate.

01:08

At 15 19.

01:09

We had a fire line with a follow-up report.

01:11

360's complete no unusual hazards visible from the exterior.

01:15

Building does have a basement accessible from the Charlie side for one number one portch area.

01:20

We're going to continue operating offensive strategy.

01:23

Hold the current assignment engine two's apparatus is located on the Delta side.

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