Fire alarm caused by burnt food in kitchen, Fitchburg MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/17/2025 06:26 PM

Near Highland Ave, Fitchburg, MA 01420

A fire alarm activated near Highland Ave due to burnt food in a second-floor kitchen. Fire crews investigated and confirmed the cause was burnt food, and the situation was handled without further incident.

Audio|Source: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control

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Transcript:

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That's a 5thburg department,

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near Highland Ave on the box.

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Record 1,

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00:08

Ladder 1, and a deputy. That's 4,

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near Highland Ave on the box. Frederick 1,

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Ladder 1,

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and a deputy. By the line, 21, 27.

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Final, C2 and Cruz, near Highland Av, on the box.

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on the box.

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2 and Cruz, Genruc JNU5, grab your operating channel.

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2127.

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Permanick 1.

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Attemptor-Fitchburg-Bron.

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29, Mariam Parkway, apartment (number withheld), for the difficulty breathing.

01:01

Pyramidic 1 respond.

01:03

That's 29, Merriam Parkway, apartment (number withheld), for the difficulty breathing.

01:09

Pyramidicoran respond.

01:11

Fireland, 21, 28.

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File, I'm C2 on arrival, three-story, multi-residential, nothing shown, alarm sounding.

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Two-arm arrival,

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three-story, nothing showing.

01:25

From 2129.2ndiarmine in route,

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another fund out.

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Paramarmanic one in route,

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21-529.

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Command the file, we're investigating Division 2, public detector,

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hallway.

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Received investigating Division 2 hallway, um 2130.30. Okay.

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4-1 and command.

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4-1 calling command.

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Go ahead, 401.

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Yeah, see me firm food, second floor kitchen.

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I think we'll be good with natural current ventilation.

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For EC,

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command the fire line, 4-1's reporting firm food.

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You can hold the ladder for a couple minutes, you can return to enter one.

02:39

Received, burnt food.

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Water 1, clear returning.

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Under 1, clear, clear returning.

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