Structure fire with heavy flames at Holmes St Halifax, Halifax MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 09:50 PM

Holmes St, Halifax, MA 02338

A structure fire occurred near Holmes St in Halifax with heavy flames in one section of the building. Multiple fire units from nearby towns responded to the scene to fight the blaze. The fire affected the first floor corner and was impacting the second floor. Firefighters accessed the fire from an exterior window and worked to extinguish the heavy flames.

Audio|Source: Halifax Fire

04:41

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm from command.

00:02

C5, we'll have Charlie's side division.

00:07

C5 will have Charlie's side division, 51 minutes.

00:15

Halifax Fire to Holmes Street Command.

00:32

Bridgewater 84 to Holmes Street Command.

00:34

So we're approaching the scene. What are your orders?

00:52

Sir,

00:54

come back with that.

00:57

Which have you pull up to the corner of anewan bribe and your blow of your stage bath.

01:08

A4 on staging aneworn at cones.

01:13

Elevetch fire, cue command.

01:20

Command from Pembroke C1.

01:26

We have heavy fire in the B, C.C.

01:30

corner. We can access this from an exterior window that does not appear to be any crews in the area.

01:38

That's okay with you.

01:46

Interior defense.

01:50

Heavy fire knocked down on the AB side,

01:53

porting conditions inside, which leaves this fire in the attic place above us.

02:03

Health ice fire at home sheet command.

02:06

The heavy fire is in the BC quarter on Division I.

02:11

That room is fully involved.

02:24

Captain Cooza, he's done it.

02:29

Good.

02:32

The district guy, real set.

02:35

The man from Pembroke, C-1.

02:44

You have heavy fire in the Bravo Charlie corner of Division I.

02:49

That room is fully involved.

02:52

It looks like it's also impacting the second floor at this point.

02:56

We are able to access it from the exterior if you have crews that are not in the area.

03:15

Allifax Fire to Holmes Street Command.

03:23

LFX fired to C1. LFX fire to C1.

03:29

Sir,

03:32

we have Pembroke trying to reach command and we don't hear anyone answering.

03:41

Halifax Fire Artist, D1. T0.

03:44

T0.

03:47

Tlifax. Tlifax fire at this 6.0.

03:58

Tlfx fire at 6.0.

04:10

Hi Alam-Zone, Dr. Sparlight of 1.

04:16

Don't reach command.

04:17

We just took off.

04:18

Left on 36 for about two minutes out.

04:23

Proceed. I have Pembroke reporting a heavy fire, fully inflamed on Division A, and no one's responded back to them.

04:38

Command Kingston, now Engine 1 is on seat.

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