Alarm sounded at building due to burnt food, Lynn MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 05:03 PM

Near Bowler St, Lynn, MA 01904

A resident reported an alarm sounding at a building near Bowler Street. Fire units responded and investigated. The alarm was triggered by burnt food causing a detector to activate. The system was reset and all units cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Lowell Police Department

02:38

Transcript:

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K-NGV-8, 6-6-4-fire, engine 2, near Bowler St, J.C.

00:06

Place for alarms.

00:07

Engine 2, near Bowler St, J.C.

00:10

place for alarms.

00:15

The man, the trip detector in the hallway from burnt food should reset.

00:21

I have that.

00:26

Floh State says a white male named (name withheld) with dirty blonde hair wearing a white jacket sleeping in the doorway.

00:33

I guess he's been known to carry a knife and be aggressive.

00:38

Bobby.

00:39

One of car nine.

00:43

Nine. Nine.

00:45

With car 18,

00:47

78 Prescott Street for the unwanted mail known to be aggressive and carry a knife.

00:54

Three will.

00:57

Three. Three.

01:00

Nine, like no, take that four.

01:05

Copy, nine, you can disregard.

01:07

Three is going to take it.

01:09

Thanks, sir.

01:11

The 2 is responding near Bowler St.

01:20

And Gen 2, single call from a resident reporting the alarm sounding in the building.

01:23

The alarm sounding in the building.

01:31

Mr. Call.

01:34

Copy six.

01:41

Companies returning.

01:43

Burn food, system reset, striking it out, all companies return it.

01:46

All companies return it.

01:50

Simple.

01:57

Five.

02:00

Anything further on this?

02:02

Negative.

02:03

All right, we checked the area up here.

02:06

Go by the group of kit. Nothing shown, we'll clear it up.

02:10

John 2 is on scene investigating.

02:18

Jin 2 on scene investigating.

02:26

Unit 2 to file on.

02:31

Anything engine 2.

02:36

Did the caller give you a floor number?

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Near Bowler St, Lynn, MA 01904

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