Sprinkler alarm triggers evacuation at Worcester site, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 08:21 AM

Near Catharine St, Worcester, MA 01605

Fire crews responded to a sprinkler alarm activation at a commercial property near Catherine Street. The alarm was sounding and a few people evacuated. There were no visible signs of fire or smoke.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:42

Transcript:

00:00

Are you available for a central station?

00:03

Yeah,

00:05

that's affirmative.

00:08

Alpha.

00:09

Affirmative.

00:10

Affirmative.

00:12

Okay.

00:18

Engine 1616, ladder two, car free.

00:23

It's going to be near Catherine St for the Central Station commercial.

00:33

Again, that's engine 8, engine 16, ladder 2, car 3, near Catherine St for the Central Station commercial, Underground Channel, A-Alpha, 1124.

00:49

Got through your problem.

00:54

Car 3, along with engine 16, engine 8 and ladder 2 is near Catherine St.

00:59

It's going to be for the sprinkler pole station alarm.

01:05

Sprinkler pole station alarm, near Catherine.

01:09

Received.

01:15

Cot-3 to file an initial radio report.

01:18

Mr. (name withheld), Mr.

01:21

(name withheld) like a three-and-a-half story, smock housing.

01:25

Alarm sounding, a couple people evacuated, nothing showing. Cot-3 has Catherine command hold the common assignment when the office is tragedy about standing.

01:33

Preceed Pryfer, you're investigating, you have command.

01:37

Alarm sounding, nothing showing. 11.27.

01:42

Command 2, engine 16.

01:45

16. You guys, investigate.

01:50

Receive 16, investigating. Receive. 16, investigating. Receive.

02:00

360 complete, no unusual structures or hazards.

02:03

Thank you, 13.

02:12

Fireland.

02:15

For Allen.

02:17

We're back, Polars.

02:20

1129.

02:28

16th command with a follow-up.

02:31

Command answer in 16.

02:33

Yeah,

02:34

we're here at the panel. We got a couple calls here, first one's water flow. We're going to go investigate the current assignment.

02:42

Okay, sir.

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Near Catharine St, Worcester, MA 01605

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