Fire alarm at two-story building on south Broadway, Lawrence MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/23/2025 05:22 PM

Near S Broadway, Lawrence, MA 01843

A fire alarm was reported at a two-story multi-family building near South Broadway, between Kenneth Street and Lennox Street. Fire units responded and found no visible fire upon arrival and are investigating.

Audio|Source: Lawrence Fire

02:16

Transcript:

00:00

Attention out companies, alarm of fire, sending out box 7111[1].

00:04

Reported address is near South Broadway.

00:09

Standby.

00:21

Attention out companies, alarm of fire, sending out box 7-1-1-1, reported address near South Broadway, between Kenneth Street and Lennox Street.

00:32

It's going to be engine 9, ladder 4, car 21.

00:35

Attention out of companies, alarm of fire, sending out box 7-1-1-1, reported address near South Broadway,

00:43

between Kenneth Street and Lennox Street, engine 9, ladder 4, car 21.

00:52

981 broadcasting alarm of fire, sending out box 7111[1],

00:57

reported address near South Broadway,

01:01

located between Kenneth and Lennox Street.

01:04

Deputy of Engine 9 and Ladder 4, this call came in private alarm as general number 356.

01:15

Which one has that near South Broadway self-level?

01:25

21 is there a business name for that?

01:31

21.

01:32

Is that a business?

01:37

One more time.

01:42

Is that a business? Is that a business?

01:47

No business name is listed.

01:59

44 is on scene, two story, type 5, multi-family, nothing showing, investigating.

02:06

44 on scene, two-story, type 5, multifamily, nothing showing investigating. 981 to 21.

02:13

21 has that, 21 on scene.

02:15

21 on scene.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

box 7111: Fire alarm box number for 15 Foxcroft Street (box alarm dispatch)

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Near S Broadway, Lawrence, MA 01843

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