Fire alarm triggered by cooking smoke on fifth floor, New Bedford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 12:54 PM

Mill St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A fire alarm was activated on the fifth floor near Mill St due to smoke from cooking. Firefighters checked the area but found no fire or hazardous conditions. They attempted to reset the alarm and confirmed the situation was safe. An intoxicated man was reported lying on the floor nearby.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

02:39

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, Lytoc 3 portable report for the floor.

00:07

Yeah, too, it's good to be some type of smoke from cooking.

00:11

We don't see any active at both stations or detectives up here.

00:14

All right,

00:19

acknowledge, let's check in the apartments if you do we have some smoke up there.

00:27

We see, we have an activated detector in front of the elevators, we're checking the apartments now.

00:35

We're acknowledged. I'm going to attempt to reset. Fire alarm, you can return,

00:39

Ladder 1 and engine 6.

00:42

Fire alarm copies acknowledge your return, line at 1.

00:48

911. 911.

00:51

Acknowledge, your turn, engine 6.

00:54

Engine 6. Engine 6.

01:02

Lot of one, can you hold on a second? I have a meter for you.

01:06

Rachel is 12 and 14.

01:11

12.

01:13

12.

01:14

12. 12.

01:17

12.

01:19

It's going to be near Mill St. Caller is sitting a 32-year-old son.

01:26

He was drunk and laying on the floor.

01:28

Now it's going to be an X-Day.

01:30

I assume it's an ongoing issue with him.

01:37

12,

01:40

copy.

01:41

32 to be short.

01:52

32.

01:53

We'll put me on an admin at station tree, please.

01:57

Copy.

02:07

Medicines.

02:10

near Mill Street.

02:12

Units are requesting medics. 4.302 of mail is intoxicated, laying in the ground.

02:21

Entering unit two.

02:23

All five this location.

02:25

Activated back to fifth floor to cooking.

02:27

System took a reset, return all operas. We'll take it. Unit two clarim.

02:33

Highland copies activated, detector, no fire, smoke from cooking. Acknowledge your turn, Action 1.

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Mill St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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