Fire extinguished in lab at MIT Building 18, Cambridge MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 09:17 AM

Near Ames St, Cambridge, MA 02139

A fire started in a lab near room 048 in MIT Building 18 due to ether catching fire. The fire was quickly extinguished before the arrival of Cambridge Fire Department. No injuries or further damage were reported.

Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Control is at Eastcar. I didn't hear the rest of that transmission. What do we have?

00:04

There's going to be a fire building 18, room near 047.

00:11

18, room near 47. Copy.

00:15

It's going to be near 047.

00:18

More to follow.

00:24

One, two, the controls confirm, and you want me headed that way?

00:28

Correct, sir.

00:31

That's Cambridge Fire en route as well.

00:45

One two, I have you in the area.

00:48

One two, EFCAR, 2991. The caller has very little info on this.

00:53

Unknown what is actually on fire.

00:56

Asked if it was a chemical, they were not sure.

00:59

All I could get was that it is a fire contained under the hood that is still active.

01:06

You have Cambridge fire en route.

01:09

Control, did they dump the building? Does it still need to be dumped?

01:14

Unknown.

01:17

One, so I'm on, and everyone's like in the building now.

01:20

Copy.

01:26

Three of Controls, you called us earlier but didn't send us to a call. Was there an additional call or was this to go to that one?

01:38

3-4, you can disregard that call.

01:42

I might be handing you over to another call in just a second.

01:47

Okay, I appreciate.

01:52

I'm on location.

01:55

Where with you?

01:59

284 controller.

02:00

Control is answering.

02:04

So myself and came to which fire going off?

02:07

Bruce.

02:10

One to control.

02:12

Answering one to.

02:18

So just an update, so it is a lab near 048.

02:22

The fire is out.

02:23

It's saying it was ether that caught fire.

02:29

Copying, you're reporting the actual room number is near 048,

02:32

fire currently extinguished, and it was ether that caught fire.

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