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Fire alarm activation at MIT building with workers present, Cambridge MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 06:46 AM

Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at an MIT building on Albany Street in Cambridge. Workers were present when the alarm activated, but no fire or injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 6, Ladder 1, Division 1, respond to investigate the MIT alarm, MIT building, NW 14,

00:08

near Albany Street between Cross and Pacific, operate on Channel 14,

00:13

(number withheld).

00:15

All right on the fire alarm.

00:17

The latter one.

00:19

Responded.

00:21

Agent 6, the file on.

00:29

Fire alarm, Hanson Engine 6.

00:33

We have a run responding Albany Street.

00:37

Responding.

00:39

Division 1 to Fireland.

00:46

Answer, Division 1.

00:47

Division 1.

00:53

Responding, near Albany.

00:55

Let's see.

00:57

Engine sec for file up.

00:59

Engine sec.

01:04

We're off. We'll be commands going to Channel 16.

01:09

You're off the other command.

01:11

We're going to use Channel 1414.

01:13

We see 14.

01:19

Division 1, the fire alarm.

01:21

Fire alarm is answering Division 1.

01:28

On location with the company is assuming command, Channel 14.

01:33

You're on location and the command, so Channel 14, (number withheld).

01:51

Box (number withheld) for (number withheld) Prospect Street.

01:54

Smart Engine 5, Engine 1, Latitude, Division 2,

01:57

operating on Channel 16.

01:59

Again, second incident on this trip,

02:01

(number withheld).

02:07

Albany, 2nda, final.

02:10

The fire alarm is the answer in Albany Street News.

02:19

Confirmed activation, work is in the building.

02:22

I'm going to hold Division I only.

02:28

Fire alarm, house and outage.

02:30

That's confirmed work is in the building.

02:32

Holding itself, engine 6, ladder 1,

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Location mentioned:

Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Albany St, Cambridge, MA 02139

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