Smoke alarm at school caused by cooking, Newton MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/17/2025 04:57 AM

Near Washington St, Newton, MA 02465

Fire crews responded to a smoke alarm at the Cambridge School Warren House near Lexington Street in Weston. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Investigation found the smoke was from cooking, and there was no fire.

Audio|Source: Weston Fire

04:14

Transcript:

00:00

Tension, engine three, lot of one, car three, receiving box 7935,

00:08

Cambridge School Warren House.

00:11

Receiving box 7935, Cambridge School Warren House.

00:25

File, I'm always still running in.

00:31

Receive, Fox, 1222-7-935,

00:35

Cambridge School Warren House.

00:40

Receive, thank you.

00:50

Enter one ladder, one got three.

00:52

Respond.

01:04

Injure one, louder one in car three responding.

01:08

800.

01:11

Injur 3 is on.

01:15

Injure 3, 800.

01:25

Fire line, can you close station to his door?

01:31

All right.

01:40

Western Fire alarm announcing a still alarm.

01:44

Engine 1, engine 3, lot of 1, car 3.

01:48

Responding, receive Buck, 7935,

01:51

Cambridge School, Warren House, near Lexington Street.

01:56

Firearms standing by 801.

02:00

Car 3 is off, nothing shown investigating.

02:04

Building has been evacuated.

02:06

Car 3, you're on arrival.

02:11

Building evacuated.

02:13

With Command 805.

02:25

Ladder one's on me.

02:29

Lighter one on arrival 805.

02:32

Edge one's off.

02:39

Andrew 1 on arrival 805.

02:50

Cambridge School Commandant Fire alarm.

02:56

Answering. Panel indicate smoke detector, apartment 108B 4-1.

03:02

Engine 4 is investigating.

03:07

Panel indicate.

03:09

Smoke detector.

03:12

Fire him.

03:15

108B.

03:18

First floor.

03:20

You know a second.

03:30

Command engine 3, you may return.

03:38

I generally had the player returning.

03:46

Engine 3, clear, 807.

03:52

Command to fire alarm.

03:55

Engine board located an activated detector,

03:58

an apartment 108,

04:00

smoke from cooking.

04:01

No services, all apparatus will be clear, command terminated.

04:09

Engine 4 located, activated detector, smoke from cooking,

04:14

808.

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