Fire alarm triggered by cooking smoke at college dorm, Wellesley MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 03:54 PM

Shafer Hall, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481

A fire alarm at Severance Hall, Wellesley College was triggered. Fire units responded and investigated the alarm. They found smoke caused by cooking and confirmed there was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: Wellesley Police and Fire, AreaWide3, Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm[2] is on the Steven commercial fire alarm for Wellesie College, Severn's Hall.

00:04

Ranger 1.253, Tower 2, Cochery. The Seventon Commercial Fire alarm[2] for Severnall, Wellesley College, Render 1.2-2 Cross-Reary, AC 54.

00:17

Cross-3 is armed for Severn's Hall.

00:23

(name withheld), responding well-de-college severance-volved call to the box.

00:33

Quintry, he's out for the box.

00:37

Clinchry, I'm responding to the box, well-de-cology, 8.56.

00:41

The other two is responding.

00:44

As he responding, AP-56.

00:51

Thank you. Thank you.

00:55

Thank you, Mr. Sponautompson. Thank you, Mr. Sponautil Company, Severnville, Logan College.

01:05

Hey Joanna, I'm Richard Juan.

01:08

I'm Richard One. Stuff in showing, four-story, dormitory.

01:11

(number withheld).

01:14

you have nothing shown, four-story, domitory.

01:16

DC-59.

01:22

C-100 to Car 3. We're investigating second floor south.

01:32

Cater, Cot 3.

01:40

Cot 3 is the off-sev and follow with command.

01:45

Caw 3, off-S-7, follow with command, 19-1.

01:54

Saturday's off standing by on the main road.

01:59

Taddle stand by the main road.

02:03

Three is off standing by. Thank you no one.

02:08

02:13

Peele hundred to Kai, three investigating low fucking cookie.

02:22

Fantastic.

02:24

Can you have one of the officers coming open the door here?

02:31

They should be there.

02:39

Are they on the basement level or are they up in the courtyard?

02:46

Courtyards.

02:50

Okay,

02:51

I don't have anyone up here yet.

03:01

E100 Chi3, it's confirmed smoke from cooking.

03:06

I have the message.

03:08

Command[1] of file, I'm holding CAFI and you want to hold me. Holy Caught free and you want to only.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Command: Incident Command assumes control and communicates status or instructions for coordinated response.

[2]

Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal

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Shafer Hall, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481

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