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Smoke reported at house turns out to be from dryer, Lexington MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/24/2025 08:08 AM

Near Ingleside Rd, Lexington, MA 02420

Smoke was reported coming from the rear vent of a house near Ingleside Rd. Fire units responded and investigated. The smoke was found to be caused by a dryer, not a fire.

Audio|Source: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:35

Transcript:

00:00

Near Ingleside Rd, calling for smoke coming from the rear of the building.

00:06

Near Ingleside Rd, smoke coming from the rear of the building.

00:14

File on engine 4.

00:19

4. Engine 4, Medi 2, for near Ingleside Rd.

00:26

Major 4 Meg who are on. This cellar case is passed her by eye. She's reporting there are alarms going on intermittently in the house.

00:35

And around back there is smoke coming from a vent. She does not believe it to be a dry bench.

00:43

Measure 4 has that.

00:46

Fire alarm[1] for C3.

00:49

3. 3.

00:53

Headquarters company is responding, six and a single-seller. The IP will be on scene to point out what you see.

01:05

Go again with that one more time.

01:11

Reporting pot will reach out front, point out what you sees.

01:16

Thank you.

01:22

Frile, I'm Engine 4.

01:28

Engine 4 is on arrival, a single side road to an F story wood frame. Nothing showing at this time, investigating.

01:37

Arrival, enough story wood frame, nothing short, investigating 1112.

01:45

All right, line from C3.

01:49

3.

01:53

C3 is on arrival. C3 has command.

01:57

C3, we have a limit 12.

02:01

C3 to engine 1, engine 4 has a high.

02:05

Engine 1S.

02:19

Eagle Side Command.

02:24

Fireline. I'm answering.

02:31

This is smoke from a dryer, engine engine for,

02:35

only.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Location mentioned:

Near Ingleside Rd, Lexington, MA 02420

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