Smoke reported in a three-story building in downtown, Westminster MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 08:12 AM

Near E Main St, Westminster, MD 21157

Fire units responded to reports of smoke in a three-story commercial building near East Main Street in Westminster. No visible fire was found outside, and crews investigated the second-floor Financial Center Office as the possible source of smoke.

Audio|Source: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

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Box alarm 3-1 at the Winchester Exchange,

00:04

number near East Main Street.

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Fox Arm 3-1, engine 31, engine 91, engine 61, engine 101, engine 43, tower 3, truck 2,

00:23

rescue squad 9, battalion chief, 101, EMS 101 on the air, medic 3-7-3 3rd,

00:28

for smoke in the building,

00:30

reported, reported building fire at the Winchester Exchange, or near East Main Street, Crosshead, Liberty Street, Longwell Avenue, operations on Apple 71115.

00:45

Backarm 97, Mc98 for trouble breathing, 2,700, Kaysmil, railroad,

00:51

Baltimore Boulevard, Alpha 31115.

00:57

Medig 3-7 route.

01:00

Make 3-7, Alpha, 7.

01:05

Managing 3-1 is in route with 4.

01:08

Nage 3-1-A-P-Self-O.

01:14

Carol 2, units responding to Winchester Exchange.

01:18

Call are advising that the exact location of the fire is the Financial Center Office on the second floor.

01:29

Carol, could they advise that that was going to be access off a main street or off the Charlie's side of the structure? All right, so.

01:40

Truck 2 is 4.

01:42

Truck 2,0.

01:48

3-1 to count my primary water is going to be the hydrant main and railroad.

01:56

Yeah, it's okay.

01:58

1116.

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And I've arrived on the alpha side of a three-story commercial structure type 3.

02:08

Nothing evident on the alpha side.

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Lieutenant off the engine company will have to tap through a command.

02:13

We'll be investigating.

02:17

Engine 3-1 on location, three-story commercial building.

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Investigating 1117.

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Near E Main St, Westminster, MD 21157

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