Fire alarm sounds at residential building with no fire, Reading MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/21/2025 01:14 AM

Near Elderberry Ln, Reading, MA 01867

A fire alarm sounded at a residential building near Elderberry Ln, affecting the entire building. Multiple callers reported the alarm but no smoke or fire was seen. A light was flashing above an outside door of a specific unit. Emergency responders are investigating, and the situation may be a medical alarm rather than an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Central Police and Fire Unit, it's going to be near Elderberry Ln, the fire alarm sounding in the area.

00:06

The call was unsure if there's any smoke or fire.

00:08

You shouldn't see any from our apartment.

00:21

Attention responding apparatus in units.

00:23

A second call on this. She's saying it's 4C.

00:27

Charlie Alderberry, possibly room (number withheld).

00:30

The light is going off above that unit.

00:33

But she's saying the alarm is coming off for the entire building.

00:40

Appreciate you.

00:48

I'm going to be responding.

00:50

The additional info was for Charlie. What unit was it?

00:54

Fort Charlie (number withheld).

00:56

She's saying that there's a light going off above the outside door.

01:00

She also says she didn't see any smoke or fire from her vantage point either.

01:06

Copy. Sounds like it might be a medical alarm at the building. I'm going to reduce this to four ladder and cuthrie.

01:15

Sir,

01:18

I'm just going to rescue as well, sir.

01:25

The ambulance for now, the ambulance is an engine tree still available.

01:28

Now you can hold off on the box.

01:30

Fire has that.

01:33

The fire has that.

01:36

Engine 4.

01:41

Engine 4Lata 1 on.

01:44

I'm still on. I'm still lying. Engine 4Lada 1, Responding 4, C.

01:48

Charlie, Elderberry, Wayne,

01:50

reported at Department (number withheld).

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Near Elderberry Ln, Reading, MA 01867

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