Manhole fire investigated on Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to multiple manholes emitting steam and smoke with a burning odor at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Lansdowne Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They checked nearby basements for carbon monoxide and worked with utility companies to ensure safety. The area was closed to traffic during the investigation.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
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Transcript:
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Part 1. All right, both companies take the blocks, Mass and Landsdowne for the seamline brakes.
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Ladder 1, this or got.
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Ladder 2 has that Mass and Lansdowne.
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Ladder 1 has the cancellation.
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Fire box 274 for location of Mass and Lansdowne, additional response engine 6 and 5, ladder 3 and 2, the rescue company squad 2, division 1, fireground channel 16, 16, 12.
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Division 1 to fire alarm.
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Division 1.
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All location with the companies, Ccona channel 16.
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Left,
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land.
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Division 1, you're off, you're in command, 1613.
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Division 1, you're off,
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you're in command, 1613.
01:24
Squad 3 to fire alarm.
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Squad 4.
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Squad 3. Squad 3.
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Are we still taking this in?
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You can disregard for now.
01:36
You can disregard for now.
01:37
We just called you off that.
01:48
Lansdowne command to fire alarm.
01:51
Can we also have police for traffic?
02:01
I want to block off Mass Ave at Lansdowne.
02:05
The manholes are in this intersection.
02:09
Police are en route and we have the steam company on the way.
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Ladder 300 to command.
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Lansdowne command to fire alarm.
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The antenna Lansdowne command.
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He's on scene.
02:32
They're going to be blocking this intersection Lansdowne and Mass Ave.
02:41
All right, Ladder 3.
02:47
We have multiple manholes with steam and smoke coming from them.
02:53
There is a burning odor.
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Ladder 3 is checking the basement of near Mass Ave, and Squad 2 is checking basements across the street from Mass Ave for CO.
03:10
All right, fire alarm has that.
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And we have the steam company and Eversource en route.
03:17
Thank you. Any ETA on that?
03:21
We're working on talking to them now.
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No problem, thank you.
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Pilot for you got it to this.
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Command answer.
03:34
Yeah, so far we have no readings down here.
03:38
We'd be advised we set off a carbon alarm.
03:42
Received. You're in near Mass Ave, correct?
03:47
Correct. Correct.
03:53
Lansdowne command to fire alarm.
03:55
Do you have that Ladder 3 set off the intrusion alarm at near Mass Ave?
04:02
I have that.
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Squad 2, did you get that?
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Command answer on Squad 2.
04:29
We have nothing in the basement over here.
04:32
All the utilities appear to be coming in the Charlie side of this building to the opposite side of last night.
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Received, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Massachusetts Ave & Landsdowne St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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