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False fire alarm due to burnt food in buildingWorcester MA

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Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01608

Fire crews responded to a general fire alarm at the Babcock-Colton Building near Main St. The alarm was caused by burnt food from someone frying fries on the second floor. No threat was found, and units were cleared except Engine 13.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, engine 13, engine 2, ladder 3, the rescue, car 4, near Main St for the Masterbox[1].
00:13
Again, that's Engine 13, Engine 2, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Car 4, near Main St for the Masterbox[1].
00:20
It's going to be 5 roundstron hopps B, Bravo.
00:22
Time out 1946.
00:36
Near Main St with engine 13 engine 2 ladder 3 in the rescue.
00:40
It's going to be the Babcock-Colton building general fire alarm.
00:48
Near Main St, Babcock-Colton building General Fire alarm is fine.
00:55
1948.
01:03
13, a file, I'm just ready for it.
01:07
File, and I'm answering 13.
01:10
13 is our arrival,
01:11
4 to 5 story residential.
01:14
Nothing's showing.
01:16
We'll be investigating the offensive strategy.
01:17
Hold the current assignment.
01:18
We have Main Street Command.
01:23
1013, you have Main Street Command, going on the Offense's investigating.
01:27
1948.
01:32
Action 2 is level 1.
01:35
Well, that means level 1.
01:40
Cut for a file.
01:42
File-up. On arrival.
01:48
Navi on arrival, 9-849, engine 13 is in combat.
01:54
Top 4 command.
01:55
We're gonna be the 360.
01:57
Alright, with a 360.
02:00
Okay, it's partial 360, delta side is attached to another building.
02:05
We had limited visibility on Charlie, no hazards, nothing showing.
02:13
Receive, command a file and follow off.
02:16
Final, I'm answering command.
02:19
Do you think to complete back to our floor?
02:21
We have a court of four-two smoke for investigation for the inside in.
02:28
Proceeds, 1950, headed on the floor number two in force of smoke.
02:38
Resties level one.
02:47
Good man, Phileland.
02:49
Fireland.
02:51
The responsible party for this place? standby.
03:01
The man of Fireland?
03:04
Fireland.
03:06
It sounds like burnt food.
03:08
We have somebody frying fries on the second floor.
03:10
If you can't get in, we could leave in all companies, move this to Charlie.
03:16
All companies off of Main Street can turn holding engine 13 only.
03:20
And all companies off on manager can turn holding engine 13 only in 1953 moving up to Charlie.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Masterbox: Building-connected municipal fire alarm (master) activation

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Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
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