Fire alarm caused by cooking at Brookline building, Brookline MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/16/2025 04:10 PM

Near Babcock St, Brookline, MA 02446

Fire units responded to a central station alarm at a building near Babcock Street in Brookline. The alarm was caused by cooking and there was no active fire.

Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3.

00:04

Respond to 57 to 65, Babcock Street, cross-street to Votion Street.

00:10

For box 264, report of central station alarm.

00:13

Attention engine 5, engine 1, ladder 1, C3, respond to 57-to-65 Babcock Street, cross-street of Ocean Street.

00:23

For box 264, report of central station alarm.

00:34

1910

00:35

Control, three cars having radio issues, but you can hear you.

00:43

543, if you can hear me, please head to 57-365, Abcock Street to assist the fire department with the central station.

00:58

One letter one at 5 in the morning

01:01

Receive 1911.

01:03

Two activation, one gen, one for rear stair.

01:13

Five by one of a control.

01:17

Okay, and you want to follow him.

01:20

(name withheld).

01:23

Angie wants to respondent.

01:26

NG1s responding, 1912.

01:30

Roger.

01:31

The other one in top of us.

01:37

The latter one in top of us.

01:44

549-1057, I'm gonna get right behind you.

01:47

I'll help, I switch you.

01:48

551, I don't know if you want to stay there, but I can notice us.

01:54

I can notice it.

01:56

Three-hand-truth.

02:02

Okay.

02:04

Okay.

02:05

Yeah,

02:06

I've got that pressure calling me.

02:08

Just ready.

02:09

Roger, thank you.

02:18

Andrew 5 is there.

02:26

Andrew 1 on C.

02:30

The engine 1 on C, 1914.

02:35

5.4.5.5.4.5.5.5.

02:43

Agent 5 to command.

02:49

Got a detector activated a back stair from cooking.

02:56

Just give the second set to clear off.

03:00

Command, that's right, commanding.

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Near Babcock St, Brookline, MA 02446

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