Fire causes second alarm and road closures in West Roxbury, Boston MA


A fire broke out near Washington Street and Maplewood Street in West Roxbury, leading to a second alarm and closure of nearby roads to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Boston EMS
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Transcript:
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A5 starting for the fire stand by Washington Street in Maplewood Street in West Roxbury, Washington, Washa Maplewood.
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A5 Washington, Maplewood.
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Washington, Maplewood.
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Tangle 5.
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Tango5, I've been one loop down in the king.
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I'm going to kind of come up to the west boundary side to see if I could find the chiefs, but I haven't found anyone yet.
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All right, so they're updating.
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They're going to be at Washington and Maplewood now.
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They're going to shut down the E&King, outbound at Washington, and you've got A5 head in your way.
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And they also just updated.
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It's going to be a second alarm[1] now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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second alarm: Escalated fire event requiring more units
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Location mentioned:
Washington St & Maplewood St, Boston, MA 02132
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