Fire alarm strobes activate at M&T Bank in Waltham, Waltham MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/2/2025 10:43 PM

Near Main St, Waltham, MA 02451

Fire and police units responded to a fire alarm at the M&T Bank near Main St in Waltham. Strobe lights inside the bank were activated, but no fire or visible danger was confirmed during the response.

Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire

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Transcript:

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We're going to be off near Main St. MNT Bank.

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What?

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The fire alarm[1] lights are stroving inside the bank.

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What?

00:12

What's the fire bar.

00:13

Roger.

00:19

Static one to all day.

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Plenty one.

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At the hospital.

00:27

That's 446.

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Phae-Bee-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-a-a-

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Engine 4, Tower 1 still align with. Engine 4, Tower 1,

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near Main St, M&T Bank, or the strobes going off inside the building.

00:49

Engine 4, Tower 1, near Main St, M&T Bank, for the strobes going off inside the building.

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Daniels Court to Grant Street.

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Magic 4.

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01:00

Power 1.

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Oh.

01:06

Shurcombe is just finding at 147.

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What?

01:12

Woffice 8 to Walthakel.

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Walthay and go.

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You can carefully yell you on it.

01:18

All right, you're just making a small call.

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Do a 5 minutes before.

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Right. 441.

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You can show me arrived.

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I have it.

01:27

I have it. What?

01:35

Walthamire's engine 4 tower would have been dispatched near Main St, M&T Bank.

01:39

For strobes going off beside the building, Waltham Fire, 14U.

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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Near Main St, Waltham, MA 02451

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