Smoke detector triggers response at laundromat on Chandler St, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/21/2025 04:27 PM

Near Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01609

Fire department responded to a smoke detector activation in the boiler room of a laundromat near Chandler Street in Worcester. No fire or hazards were found, and only one engine remained on scene while others returned.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:59

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 13, Engine 2, Ladder 3, and Car 4, 54 Chandler Street, is Commercial Central Station.

00:17

Ladder 3, and car 4, 54 Chandler Street, Commercial Central Station, FireOps is going to be B, Bravo, timeout 1928.

00:34

Cal4Farland.

00:35

Car 4Aron for 54 Chandler Street, the alarm company called in a smoke activation for the boiler room with the laundry max.

00:46

Recy.

00:56

Attention, engine 12, 20 broads in the air street on a first responder.

01:03

I want to answer and go ahead with the report.

01:18

13 is on arrival.

01:19

We have a one-story laundromat, nothing show, and 13 is going to resticate the offensive.

01:23

Engine 13 will be Channel Street Command.

01:26

You can hold the assignment.

01:29

Receive engine 13, you have Chandler Street Command at 1931.

01:35

Calfour Pro.

01:37

Hi, Alarm.

01:40

We're on arrival.

01:41

We'll leave Camilla 13.

01:44

Receive to engine 13 remaining in command, 1931.

01:50

I want to call on command.

01:59

Antwerks.

02:02

Command 4, we're calling you.

02:10

Command answering carpool.

02:14

Yeah, Charlie side's clear.

02:18

Okay. Okay.

02:21

Command to follow him with a follow-up.

02:25

I don't have a follow-up.

02:30

360 complete by car 4, no hazards,

02:36

boiler room, it's showing one detector.

02:40

Engine 13 can handle, you can return all companies, except for engine 13.

02:44

We'll put up the trail.

02:46

Received, all companies on arrival 54 Chandler Street can return holding engine 13 and engine 13 only.

02:52

Again, all companies on arrival 54 Chandler Street can return.

02:56

Okay,

02:58

only switching over to Charlie.

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