Smoke detector activated at college dining hall, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 02:23 PM

Near Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01605

Fire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm at Assumption College's Taylor Dining Hall in Worcester. The investigation found the alarm was triggered by cooking, and no active fire was present.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:52

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 9, engine 3, ladder 2, car 3, 500 Salisbury Street, Assumption College, Taylor Dining Hall.

00:07

Central Station Alarms, Fireground Channel is A Alpha timeout 1723.

00:23

3 with engine 9 engine 3 in the ladder 2 500 Salisbury Street Assumption College Taylor dining hall smoke detector fire alarm activation in the kitchen slash dining hall

00:54

Safety 3 to fire alarm.

00:57

Answer safety.

00:59

Safety's back in quarters.

01:01

Free safety, you're back.

01:02

You're back.

01:03

1726.

01:06

Engine 9, final arm, just a radio report.

01:08

Mr. Night, go ahead.

01:11

The unit is on arrival, one story dining hall, nothing shown.

01:14

Engine 9 will be investigating an offense strategy.

01:17

Engine 9 has Assumption Command.

01:19

Receive Engine 9, have your arrival, establishment, command.

01:22

You're investigating at 1729.

01:29

Investigating by 1529.

01:34

Page tree's level one.

01:44

Commandant's far along with the follow-off.

01:47

Alarms command.

01:50

No reception in the building.

01:52

We're switching over to Office A.

01:54

Fireground.

01:55

The fire alarm control panel is reading 4-1 smoke detector, kitchen area.

02:00

We're headed there now to investigate.

02:03

Registry, Commandant, still investigating.

02:05

1730.

02:09

Cloud 2 is Level 1.

02:15

Cardiff, file.

02:19

I'm seen, we're going to leave Engine 9 and Command while we investigate.

02:23

Everything, sir.

02:32

Command, follow along.

02:34

File.

02:43

The incident was caused by cooking, engine 9 and handle, you can return all other companies.

02:49

We see return at all companies from Assumption College.

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Near Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01605

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