Fire alarm at hotel caused by cooking smoke, Marlborough MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 12:49 PM

McDonough Dr, Marlborough, MA 01752

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at McDonough Hotel near Main Street. No fire was found on arrival. The building was partially evacuated. The cause of the alarm was cooking smoke in the basement area.

Audio|Source: Marlborough Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, truck 1, car 5, rescue 1, fire, box alarm, near Main Street.

00:08

Engine 1, truck 1, car 5, rescue 1, fire, box alarm, near Main Street.

00:21

I'll have for engine 7, I believe that's to me a very response.

00:25

It could show and you're responding.

00:29

Receiving is responding to the interesting.

00:36

Cloud five to file line.

00:38

Call five is stage one apparatus responding.

00:44

Receive engine two, rescue warrant, truck one, engine war and car five.

00:49

You're responding, near Main Street, near Main Street for a fire alarm activation at the McDonough Hotel.

00:57

The Zone will be basement.

00:59

Again, zone will be basement.

01:01

1550.

01:05

Ryan, I'm engine two.

01:06

It's going to be on arrival.

01:08

Four-story big documents say we have nothing shown on one side.

01:12

Active alarm building, partially evacuated.

01:16

We'll be investigating further 200 with command.

01:20

Engine 2 on arrival, nothing showing, assuming command,

01:24

151.

01:30

200 from engine 1.

01:31

We'll take the plug.

01:36

Do you stop that?

01:45

Thank you.

01:46

Kyle 5 to file alarm.

01:47

Call 5 is going to be on arrival.

01:49

I'm assuming command.

01:50

I have engine two investigating.

01:54

45 on arrival if we can be an engine two investigating.

02:02

Top five to the truck.

02:05

Take the rid of the building for me.

02:10

Thank you. Okay,

02:17

man, we're getting a record of optical smoking smoke.

02:21

Unit 22.

02:34

Report of cooking smoke,

02:37

unit 22.

02:38

Or does that be any further?

02:42

Okay, the message, dispatcher was stating that was coming as a basement detector.

02:49

Rescue, could you make your way to the basement? Just a check.

02:54

It's right.

03:04

Good one day.

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McDonough Dr, Marlborough, MA 01752

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