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Basement fire caused by burnt broom on Center StreetNewton MA

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Centre St & Walnut St, Newton, MA 02461

Fire crews responded to a smoke and fire alarm on Center Street. They found a fire in the basement caused by a burnt broom. The fire was contained, and some units stayed on scene while others cleared. Traffic was temporarily blocked at Center and Walnut Streets for safety.

Audio|Source: Newton Police and Fire
04:42
Transcript:
00:00
They're on center street.
00:03
Investigating.
00:06
Letter to unseen investigating at 3.30.
00:15
5.05 to 4.08.
00:18
2 people upstairs in the second or third floor looking for a cat.
00:25
All right, go again. Do we have a confirmed fire?
00:35
Fire. Medic.
00:36
Fire alarm[1].
00:38
Fire alarm[1].
00:42
On scene.
00:45
Mediore on scene at (number withheld).
00:55
Any car, go down there, center at Walnut.
01:09
Control, start bringing another car.
01:12
Project, control, (number withheld).
01:16
3d3.
01:18
Already on the way.
01:20
Project.
01:35
C2 to fire alarm.
01:38
Fire alarm[1]. Fire alarm. On C2 is off on Center Street with the companies.
01:48
We assume a command.
01:50
Official report of the residents to fire in the basement.
01:53
Stretch in one line.
01:56
All companies continue in at this point.
02:01
Receive C2 on Santa's zooming command,
02:04
stretching one line, all companies to continue in.
02:08
333.
02:23
Go ahead, cap.
02:26
Spoke condition in the basement. We're investigating.
02:32
That's just the baseball condition, you guys. You're investigating.
02:43
So it expires requesting a block at Walnut Street as well.
02:46
They're going to be running a line through.
02:48
All right, Roger, aren't you up by Walnut Street?
02:59
I'm off on the center side. Do you want me to move over to the Walnut side?
03:10
Center at Walnut.
03:18
Sure.
03:22
Senator Street command call fire alarm.
03:26
Fire alarm[1]. Fire alarm, uh,
03:32
smoke the result of a burnt room in the basement.
03:36
If you can send the all out on box 63, we'll hold uh, engine 7, ladder 2, rescue 1.
03:49
We're just going to cubs from a burnt broom all out on buck 6-3, holding engine 7, ladder 2 and rescue 1.
03:57
At 3.38.
04:02
Fire alarm[1], medical.
04:08
Fire alarm[1]. Fire alarm.
04:11
We're being clear, returning.
04:16
Medics 4 clear at (number withheld).
04:25
5.05 to control.
04:28
Control.
04:29
All right, fire is you all out.
04:35
Eight car or nine cars, they'll be standing by keeping Tennis Street closed down until fire clears up. But I'm clear.
04:42
Roger.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Centre St & Walnut St, Newton, MA 02461

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