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Cambridge, MA

Investigators respond to fire alarm at MIT building 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Massachusetts Ave Level 4, Cambridge, MA 02139
A fire alarm was triggered at an MIT building, but crews found no fire. There was some smoke and a strong smell near an elevator, likely from work these crews were doing.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
03:45

Transcript:
I just do about a 3 Division 1 responding MIT building N541 275 MassF So off Lantast Street to Village Street for the MIT LOM channel 60 13.25 Division 225 going to clear of a code 551[1]. Nothing found of 551. Nobody's in service. That's me, 47. Engine 2 to 551. Answer, sir. One location, we have command. General 16. Engine 2 is out in command A from Channel 16. Thank you for you for you for you for you On location with the companies, Osuma, Command, Channel 16. Division was on location with the companies in command, 1351. Division was on location with the companies in command, 13551. We have an initial report by MIT. Police accidental activation caused by workers, engine two to investigate. We receive initial report at MIT, accidental and workers, agent two to investigate. Receive initial report at MIT, accidental and workers, subject two to investigate their piece. Two hundred to command. Answer. A report from one of the workers and he was working on the engine. I'm going to cool and let off a little bit of smoke in the low-lock area. I'm just trying to find the activators in Texas to confirm that. We just see if we just made entry into 265 to get to the panel, make sure nothing else is going on. activation elevator, Robbie. Okay, I found the detector in activation right outside the elevator. I do have a strong odor of possibly cooling in this area. No smoke or anything in this time.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
551: Fire Alarm / False Alarm

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Near Massachusetts Ave Level 4, Cambridge, MA 02139
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