Smoke reported at campus building found safe on scene, Cambridge MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 06:09 PM

Matthews Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138

Fire crews responded to smoke reported at Matthews Hall near Harvard Yard in Cambridge. Upon arrival, no fire was visible and the situation was under control.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

1-1-1 Division 2, 9 Harvard yacht at Matthews Hall for the Harvard Alam.

00:04

Channel 1414-219.

00:10

314 to file on.

00:12

Engine pull.

00:14

Engine pool.

00:20

Man's terminated, company is clear.

00:23

Two clifton.

00:25

Code 733.

00:28

Clear 7333-3.

00:30

Engine 4, sorry, you're clear from what?

00:37

Here's 4 is clear.

00:38

Two clipped in place.

00:41

Code 733.

00:44

Receive, I was on a 911.

00:46

This is going to be going out now, 8 John C, for no-to-smoke inside.

00:52

And your FOIA the response.

00:53

Receive.

01:00

Light of four to fire alarm.

01:02

We're responding.

01:03

LaDafoley, you're responding.

01:06

Division two to fire alarm.

01:07

Division two.

01:08

Division two.

01:11

We're going right by Tonsie.

01:13

We'll take that from Division 1 can take the private yard.

01:19

Receive Division 1.

01:20

I assume Division 2, you're going to take Tonsi.

01:22

Uh,

01:24

jail 16 for this assignment, sir, okay.

01:26

File on Division 1.

01:29

16, receive.

01:30

Division 1, you have a direct.

01:41

Did you want to file on?

01:46

Andrew 1-1 are off.

01:51

1-1 afterman general 15.

01:53

Andrew 1-1, location, 014, 1-4 for the assignment, sir.

01:57

Yeah, 1-4. Division 2 to file up.

02:04

Answering Division 2.

02:12

We're on scene, we'll be Chossey Street Command.

02:14

Do you have an apartment over?

02:18

Callow stated the whole building was filling up a smoke.

02:20

All right, we have nothing shown.

02:24

Thank you. Thank you.

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