Fire alarm caused by burnt food at Cambridge Crossing, Cambridge MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 10:53 AM

Near N First St, Cambridge, MA 02141

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a building near North First Street, Cambridge Crossing. The alarm was caused by burnt food on a stove. No fire or injuries were reported, and the system was reset.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire

03:24

Transcript:

00:00

Fox 1199-151 North 1st Street, Cambridge Crossing.

00:03

Responsive, engine 3, engine 5, latitude, division 1, now afraid on Channel 16.

00:12

SWAT 4-4-4.

00:16

How long anything to SWAT 4?

00:19

Will you be clean available, trailer?

00:23

311, 1354.

00:26

I'm going to file out.

00:32

I'll meet the second riders two.

00:34

Elections are going off at the box, submit command on Channel 16.

00:44

Collider 2.

00:47

No, first recommend.

00:49

Hold on. All we need to clear.

00:52

We're going to have Investing here.

00:59

Multi-Cent activation, outside unit 410.

01:04

Portobus 1199 investigating and activation outside unit 410 1359 Portabust 119 investigating an activation outside unit 410 1359 Division 1 go file on All right, I'm answering Division 1

01:25

Off of the box in command, going out of 16.

01:28

Division one on location in command, 1,400.

01:31

Division one on location in command, 1400.

01:35

One on location in command, 1400.

01:39

One call on command.

01:43

Command answering.

01:49

Well, we'll talk to activation due to cooking.

01:54

Put on the stove.

01:55

All right, we need a fan or anything up there.

02:05

Negative.

02:10

That's four.

02:11

It's just five, you're all set.

02:17

Engine 5 has it.

02:30

Goals Street, Command, a fire alarm.

02:34

Fire, let me take him.

02:40

This is caused by burnt food on release engine 5.

02:45

Report of Box 1199, activation due to burnt food, engine 5 being released, 4206.

02:52

Report of Box 1199, activation due to burnt food, engine 5 being released 1407.06.

02:58

2.01 calling you around.

03:06

Have the answering?

03:14

Kurt Kee was in the Part 405.

03:17

Driver reset.

03:18

All right, we just got a good reset on that, thank you.

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