Accidental Fire Alarm at Commercial Building on Great Road, Bedford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/20/2025 04:28 AM

Near Great Rd, Bedford, MA 01730

Fire crews responded to a commercial building near Great Road in Bedford after a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival, no fire or smoke was found. The alarm was triggered accidentally by workers creating dust in the basement.

Audio|Source: Bedford Fire

02:55

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, engine two, lot of one, ambulance, two.

00:03

Respond for the Central Station Fireland Activation,

00:06

Federal Investment Properties, near Great Road.

00:10

Attentionion, two, Lata 1, ambulance, 2.

00:14

Central Station, Firellum, activation, near Great Road, Federal Investment Properties.

00:19

Calls for General Fire alarm.

00:21

Our element transmitting box 54, 728.

00:33

Engine two to fire alarm.

00:36

Good two.

00:38

Responding near Great Road.

00:42

Hi, responding to near Great Road.

00:44

Cap be advised, police unseen reporting a possible trip by workers in the basement with dust.

00:55

We have the update file on.

01:00

Ladder is on responding fire alarm.

01:03

Are you responding, 730?

01:09

A2, fire alarm?

01:12

That's two.

01:13

What are responding?

01:16

730.

01:18

730.

01:26

Engine 2 to file them.

01:28

Edge Company 2.

01:30

On arrival large two-story commercial building. A lot of the sounding. Nothing shown. E21011 command.

01:38

Yeah, nothing shown.

01:40

Two-story commercial.

01:42

They're established command at 731.

01:44

Fire A1 is responding.

01:48

Chale.

02:03

A2 Filems.

02:07

We're on scene.

02:09

You're on scene, 731.

02:16

Ladder's out.

02:18

By the way, you're on, 732.

02:33

Command of Fire alarm.

02:35

Fire alarm is answering Great Road Command.

02:39

Fire alarm, initial reports,

02:41

accidental activation due to work when on scene.

02:43

He'll be investigating.

02:46

Command, you report on Block 54, initial report.

02:50

His work is possibly tripped.

02:53

The alarm, you're investigating further, 733.

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Near Great Rd, Bedford, MA 01730

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