Small fire extinguished near moody street train tracks, Waltham MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a small fire occurred near Moody Street train tracks behind a federal building in Waltham, Massachusetts. The fire involved leaves and possibly a switch heater or wires. The fire department extinguished the fire and wetted down the area. Train traffic was temporarily held and then resumed after clearance.
Audio|Heard on: Waltham Police & Fire
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04:13
Transcript:
00:00
Outside of near Moody Street, Cajon, Defender Alport, outside,
00:06
Taya. Run.
00:12
Okay, I'm going to be behind that building on the track, we're notifying the MBTA now.
00:30
Attention Squad 5.
00:31
Squad 5 for Salmwick Police, near Moody Street.
00:36
This will be in the rear of the Federal Building on the train tracks for an outside fire.
00:45
Squad 5 in the rear of near Moody Street on the tracks of the outside fire.
00:51
We wrote to Chowell's River at (number withheld).
00:57
Five has it.
01:00
Quad 5, you have it.
01:01
Just be advised there is a train passing through and now they're going to stop it.
01:08
Received.
01:11
Be free to control.
01:17
No control.
01:19
Actional by the cleaners, image of the proper badge code.
01:21
Control is clear.
01:23
Okay.
01:29
There was a train that just went through, they didn't be holding all other train, next one's not due for a half hour.
01:37
Right, you can show me around.
01:39
Yeah,
01:43
there's a four small fires on the track.
01:46
Right.
01:48
It looks like it's the leads.
01:49
Right.
01:54
Plath and fire.
01:55
Squad 5.
02:01
That train was able to get through, possibly the switch heater on fire.
02:05
They're going to hold the remaining train.
02:07
There's not another one due for 30 minutes.
02:14
Appreciate 5 is off with command.
02:16
Off with command, (number withheld).
02:21
Woody should command Waltham.
02:24
Boodishri command.
02:28
Looks like a bunch of leaves on fire underneath the tracks wetting it down.
02:32
A bunch of leaves on fire under the tracks wetting it down.
02:36
(number withheld).
02:44
Moody Command Waltham.
02:47
Moody Command.
02:50
Has the T-be notified to have somebody come and check this out?
02:54
Is that what it is, uh, switch either?
02:59
Or...
03:01
Come with that again?
03:03
What would you like them to check out?
03:06
Looks like there could have been some wires on fire too.
03:10
First, Steve, we'll pass it along.
03:24
Moody Command.
03:27
Okay, they've been notified.
03:28
They'll send someone out to investigate.
03:30
They'll send someone out to investigate.
03:33
Area has been wet down, it's been extinguished.
03:36
Fodge, clear, Terminator, Command.
03:38
Area, Wet Down, Exinguished.
03:40
Terminator, Command, (number withheld).
03:49
Volta fire squad 500.
03:58
500? They were holding the trains.
04:02
Are they allowed to go back through or they need to look at the tracks first?
04:08
You should hold them for another matter so we're going to wet down a little bit more.
04:13
Recease.
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