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Fire alarm due to faulty fireplace ventingBraintree MA

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Wood Rd, Braintree, MA 02184

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm near Hollow Wood Road in Braintree. The alarm was triggered by smoke buildup from a poorly venting fireplace. The home was ventilated successfully, and no fire hazard remained.

Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
04:45
Transcript:
00:00
Attention engine 6.
00:01
Engine 4. Ladder 2.
00:04
C3. Respond to near Hollow Wood Road, Cross Street, Newton Street.
00:08
For Box 615, reported central station alarm.
00:12
Attention engine 6.
00:13
Engine 4. Ladder 2.
00:15
C3. Respond to near Hollow Wood Road, Cross Street, Newton Street.
00:20
For Box 615, reported of central station alarm.
00:31
Control of 5'7.
01:01
Five for seven.
01:04
Okay, the time at the alarm.
01:05
Near Hollow Wood Road.
01:08
Roger.
01:12
Engine six out of the run.
01:16
Engine six,
01:17
we have the run of 1161.
01:30
Engine 4 is responding 1151.
01:53
6.5-on-up.
01:57
1-1-190 6.
02:04
6 is only command,
02:07
investigate. Nothing showing.
02:10
6 U.S. Command, investigating nothing showing.
02:19
Command the fire alarm.
02:22
Fire alarm, answering command?
02:26
Yeah, I'm only had the homeowner,
02:28
the fireplace wasn't trapped correctly, smoke filled up inside,
02:32
investigating.
02:34
The engine six-up, but the homeowner fireplace wasn't drafting correctly,
02:40
investigating.
02:43
7. You just get killed.
02:45
Okay.
02:46
Okay.
02:49
Engine 4 on scene 1154.
03:00
Command, the fire on.
03:05
Command,
03:08
the fire on.
03:13
Yeah, you can clear the other companies, just a small smoke buildup, fended,
03:19
no parent issue further.
03:22
Engine four can return.
03:24
We'll stand by for a couple minutes.
03:36
Engine 4 latitude, you can return.
03:42
Small smoke buildup, venting,
03:47
nothing showing.
03:48
Engine 6 will stay on team a little while longer, 1155.
03:59
Fire alarm to Ladder 2.
04:03
Ladder 2 has a message returning.
04:06
Ladder 2 returning 1155.
04:13
Fire alarm to engine 4.
04:19
4 is returning.
04:22
4 returning 1156.
04:32
Engine 6, the fire alarm.
04:35
3-1 Manning engine 6.
04:39
6 is clear returning.
04:43
6 quay returning, 1157.

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Wood Rd, Braintree, MA 02184

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