Smoke reported from a three-story house near Family Dollar, Worcester MA


Firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a house near Family Dollar on Allen Street. They confirmed light smoke and embers from a three-story residential building. The fire was mostly contained to hotspots with no active flames visible. No signs of arson or criminal activity were reported.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
08:31
Transcript:
00:00
We're resident in the area avoiding you can see smoke coming from a house behind Family Dollar on Allen Street.
00:13
This is one call?
00:16
One call.
00:18
We got one Allen respond.
00:21
Can you give me the companies, please?
00:26
You got engine 2, engine 15, engine 6, engine 3,
00:31
ladder 3, ladder 7, the rescue, lot of 5 is your writ filling.
00:36
Oh.
00:44
Lada 3 to lot of 7.
00:48
Water 7.
00:51
We're coming in to Allen from us for me.
00:57
Okay, Reese, yeah, yesterday they said the best way to go is behind Family Dollar.
01:06
Silent.
01:08
Glasses back quarters.
01:11
(number withheld).
01:21
Engine 2 is in the area of near Allen Street. Just want to make sure this is near Allen Street and not 4 Allen Street.
01:30
Collie didn't have an exact address that I was the house behind $50.
01:36
Okay, receipt, that's 4 Allen Street.
01:39
We got a three-story residential structure.
01:42
Nothing shown from the outside. Engine 2 will be investigating the offensive strategy.
01:47
Engine 2 will be in command, hold the current assignment.
01:51
Fine, long hi, guys. This is the same house from last night.
01:57
Agent 6 is level 1[1].
02:00
Cross, what a fire alarm.
02:05
Caut4, we're on arrival.
02:08
Codafloor 2, command.
02:13
Command answer.
02:16
We have your update, I understand, you're going to be in the offensive strategy.
02:22
I'd be advised this is the same building as last night. We have a white smoke condition on the Charlie side, probably best accessible from Hanna Street.
02:31
We'll assume command as much as you have another can.
02:36
Yeah, that's a permative. We're on the Charlie side now.
02:40
It does look like there's light smoke shown from the carriage house.
02:46
Okay, we'll also. Come on, break.
02:49
Command foul.
02:50
Okay, man.
02:52
All right. Okay,
02:56
thank you. Go ahead.
02:59
Yeah, coastal,
03:01
are you all front?
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PTA three minutes. All right, just let me know when you're here. We'll lead you up here. It's kind of amazing to get up here.
03:13
Three feet, sounds good.
03:20
Again,
03:21
all companies out on Allen can return holding engine two, engine six, ladder seven only, half four as commands in the defensive strategy.
03:29
9.30.
03:31
Lighter seven in command.
03:35
All right, a lot of them.
03:39
We're set up on the trolley side. We have a good access. It looks like where they were yesterday.
03:44
We can see the vent holes.
03:50
All right, I'll go you set up. If you can reach it, we'll get you some water.
03:55
Does that sound good?
03:59
It sounds good. It looks like we should be able to reach. We'll go out there a moment.
04:04
Okay, command engine six.
04:08
Sixthension.
04:10
Let's see the feed, a lot of seven,
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and that pocket lot behind near (number withheld).
04:20
Okay, it's going to be the family dog parking lot.
04:27
15 filling in and denied filling in. Ladder 4, Rescue 1,
04:32
1394 Maine on the center station.
04:38
Family dollar, we're set up on the Charlie side of Family Doll.
04:42
The entrance is on the Alpha Bravo Corner of Family Dolls.
04:51
Okay, we got you. We're pulling in now. We're going to grab this hydroly corner of the anand.
05:01
Got for a engine 15.
05:03
You saw him, Bravo?
05:09
Sir.
05:10
Chief Livia's Dish, we're getting pole station alarms and general file alarm.
05:17
Received,
05:18
what do I got for companies responding?
05:21
Yeah, we got some fill-ins here.
05:22
We have engine 1515 filling in, and engine 9, and you got Ladder 4 and Rescue 1.
05:30
Received, I got off.
05:32
159, ladder 4. Do you say the rescue is responding?
05:37
Yeah, I had that. I can actually back them off.
05:40
Okay, receipts.
05:47
Yeah, Frum, you can back them off off for the central position.
05:54
John it for filling in 1394 maim.
06:00
This is Andrew 1616 calling.
06:03
Back in quarters.
06:05
I got it, thank you.
06:06
You're back quarters.
06:13
Silent.
06:15
Silent.
06:16
I copy that direct. Did we get backed off the central station?
06:22
Affirmative. Thank you. We'll be able to return.
06:32
T.
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Hedge engine 16901616 for the first responder.
06:44
File on.
06:47
Yeah, can you notify FIU to the scene?
06:51
Received.
06:59
Line 7-2, command with the status change.
07:03
I'll go ahead.
07:08
Right now all I can see is some smoke. We do have embers falling. It looks like from the ridge VEM like halfway down between the Charlie side and off the side. No active flames, just embers falling down.
07:27
All right, well, uh, six was getting you some water, just mop it up.
07:30
Hope it up a little bit more if you have to.
07:33
We're gonna have NG2 come up into this parking lot with craft water is, maybe a little from the outside.
07:40
Racing.
07:47
Commandifinal.
07:48
Final. Final.
07:52
Phelan, we're just hitting hot spots here.
07:54
We're remaining, but we're going to hold it in a two at one.
08:00
Adam has that.
08:01
9-58.
08:03
Six of the target, then, you can fix his truck.
08:06
Water is coming.
08:13
The four, answer. Uh,
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sir. They come in and assist the investigations.
08:20
Bruce, coming in.
08:26
And your 15 is level one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
level 1: Level 1 staging; units stage near the scene and await assignment
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Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01610
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