Brush fire reported behind West Street School, Southbridge MA


Fire units responded to a brush fire behind West Street School. They checked surrounding streets and found the fire source behind a vacant coffee shop on South Street. No injuries or criminal activity reported. The fire may have started from yard work.
Audio|Source: Southbridge and Area Fire Departments
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
All right, Chief, we have it.
00:01
It smells like brush.
00:06
We're going to go check behind a West Street School.
00:08
It smells like brush.
00:10
All right, sounds good.
00:12
I'll hit up Denison up in this area here.
00:32
7-7-6-7-7- Same traffic.
00:40
Going to C2.
00:41
Are you still up on the roof there?
00:54
Negative, I'm in the vehicle now.
00:56
I'm starting on the high side of the Highland.
01:00
We'll have in Litchfield all the way to the end on both.
01:07
The engine's over behind the West Street School up in that area.
01:10
I'm actually on Hudson right now.
01:12
I don't see nothing.
01:18
Did you want, obviously nothing down that way, correct?
01:22
Negative, Chief.
01:23
We can't sell sign up this way.
01:25
That's why I went to Strait Water Street area.
01:29
All right, check that area down by School Street also.
01:34
I'm just going to run over to Westwood Parkway, maybe out that far.
01:38
Take a look. To be on 257-5-50 Kimble.
01:53
C1 to C2. C2.
01:59
C2. It was hit, uh,
02:03
pretty much the whole area. It was hit pretty much the whole area.
02:07
Okay,
02:09
definitely both C8 myself and the Harrington rep all site.
02:15
No, it's believable.
02:17
We did come across, I came across quite a few people doing some yard work, so not sure, small fire or something like that, but keep an eye open.
02:37
The quarterback.
02:43
The one to fire alarm?
02:47
Fire alarm.
02:48
Yeah,
02:50
several units scoured the area.
02:52
Nothing found at this point.
02:55
We're all going to be returning.
02:59
See.
03:04
C2 to the engine.
03:06
It's going to be behind the vacant coffee shop on South Street.
03:12
It's the number in a second.
03:15
We have seen the same thing.
03:16
We're with you right now.
03:18
We're on arrival.
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