Fire alarm caused by cooking in multi-family building, Spencer MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/23/2025 04:01 PM

Near Main St, Spencer, MA 01562

Fire department responded to a multi-family building near Main St for a fire alarm. The alarm was caused by cooking in apartment 4. The apartment was vented and the alarm reset. There was no active fire.

Audio|Source: Spencer Area Police, Fire and EMS

02:40

Transcript:

00:00

Andrew 1 will be unseen a two-story multi-family structure.

00:03

Alarms are sounding.

00:05

It appears to be somewhat evacuated.

00:07

We'll be on investigating.

00:08

X. 13 all afternoon.

00:11

Recrecy in addition 1, X-13 has to be in your home.

00:14

Alarms this sounding appears casually evacuated.

00:25

Thanks for you, the fire alarm.

00:29

Fire line.

00:32

I'm responding to near Main St.

00:35

Please need X3 and respond.

00:45

X3 to fire alarm.

00:48

Fire on.

00:50

Fire on.

00:52

I'm on arrival.

00:58

Receive us for our honor.

01:00

Ladder 1 to fire alarm.

01:06

Fire alarm. Fire 1.

01:12

Ladder 1 is in route with 3.

01:16

Receive, Lada 1, you're on route with 3.

01:20

The ladder 1. The ladder 1.

01:22

Ladder 1.

01:29

You can hold the quarters.

01:34

Receive, latter ones return the quarters.

01:37

Receive, Lada 1, return to course.

01:41

Text 3 to fire alarm.

01:48

Fire alarm.

01:51

Fire alarm.

01:53

I'm gonna be cleared and returning.

01:58

Receive next three will be clear on return.

02:07

Command, final.

02:08

All right.

02:17

Next one out to cooking, apartment number four.

02:22

Actually vented.

02:23

All right is at this time.

02:25

Water's been reset, holding.

02:27

It'll be clearly turning, command terminated.

02:32

It was caused by cooking food and apartment at four.

02:35

The apartment has been vented.

02:37

One hour is reset and holding, I'll give you on this corner returning.

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Near Main St, Spencer, MA 01562

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