Smoke Investigation in Basement of Wood Frame Building, Hingham MA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a report of smoke in the basement of a two-and-a-half-story wood frame building near Middle Street. They found light smoke likely caused by an oil burner backfire and delayed ignition. Fire crews ventilated the area and monitored for hazards. There was no evidence of arson or criminal activity.
Audio|Source: Carver Fire, Police, and EMS, Plymouth Fire/EMS, Wareham and Plympton Fire
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Transcript:
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and one's on responding to the Middle Street, Channel 2.
00:07
NG1-G1, you're on near Middle St, build apart.
00:15
Receive 2-0.
00:21
Flight of 3 through Route, near Middle St, smoke in the building.
00:26
Line 3 in route.
00:32
Line 5 is on near Middle St, smoke in the building.
00:39
File of engine 5, we're going to divert you to a medical. Engine 1 is available.
00:43
Take 19 over East Street, nurse's office.
00:50
Battalion 3 is on near Middle East.
00:55
Battalion 3, you're on.
01:01
Agent 7, you're on.
01:05
Agent 7, you're on.
01:11
Hello, I'm out companies responding to near Middle St. 911 call reports grayish smoke in the basement,
01:19
if located you're a hydrant at near Middle St. Next one will be at 12 North Street.
01:30
Angel 1 is off, nothing shown, we'll be investigating.
01:34
Engine 1, you're off on near Middle St, nothing showing, investigating.
01:40
Battalion 3 off, Battalion 3 will have Middle Street command.
01:43
Ladder 3, take the front of the building.
01:46
Engine 7, there's a hydrant right behind 1, you can just roll in behind the ladder.
01:54
As you want to command, we have a light smoke condition in the basement.
01:57
Possible oil burn and backfire, but continue to investigate a little further.
02:05
commandant is the message.
02:06
Commandant file, um,
02:09
we got a 20-by-50, two-and-a-half-story wood frame.
02:15
Explosions on both sides, holding all companies.
02:18
And you want to continue to an investigator's spoken condition in the basement.
02:26
Destroyed wood frame, exposure is both sides.
02:30
Ingeon, continue to investigate.
02:32
I'm open the basement.
02:37
Fire alarm, engine one.
02:41
Tinks and fire.
02:44
Ingeon's back in quarters.
02:47
Reach one back in quarters.
02:52
The Carver Street.
02:58
Registered to an elderly female out of South Metal Village.
03:03
The caller advised that it was speeding up and slowing down.
03:06
She thought maybe the operator or the female operator was having maybe some sort of medical issue. I did pass it on to phone up on.
03:15
Time for, thank you.
03:25
Commandantitude, you copy that message.
03:28
Stage it, uh, cover in middle.
03:34
Receive, we'll stage a cover in middle.
03:40
in bladder pain,
03:43
Charlotte McKeon of the party.
03:48
Temple, you said she's over the line in Plymouth, correct?
03:53
That's correct, just over the town line after Weathervane Drive and setting the space parking lot.
04:01
Temple.
04:04
Temple.
04:12
Matt, chum, keep's clear.
04:21
Kids row command, byline.
04:33
System reset prior to our arrival,
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detected activation for no apparent reason.
04:39
House has been monitored, zero-read throughout.
04:43
Engine two is going to be clear. Command, there and news.
04:48
Receive system reset on arrival.
04:50
Detector activation, no apparent reason.
04:53
Zero reading throughout.
04:55
Engine 2 is cleared.
05:02
Mile, I'm answering middle street command.
05:08
The house will be delayed ignition. They'll be holding engine one, lot of three to ventilate.
05:15
Engine 7 will be in service shortly. You can return engine 2.
05:21
Chief Command reporting delayed ignition, holding engine 1, ladder 3.
05:25
The ventilation, engine 7 will be in service shortly.
05:29
Engine 2, you can return.
05:31
Back to 1.
05:36
Engine two hazard will be clear returning back on channel one.
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Location mentioned:
Near Middle St, Hingham, MA 02043
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