Fire alarm caused by burnt food at Austin Court, New Bedford MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 06:50 PM

Near Austin Ct, New Bedford, MA 02740

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm with smoke reported at an apartment in Austin Court, New Bedford. Upon investigation, they found the source of smoke was burnt food inside, not an active fire. No injuries or further hazards were found.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

02:17

Transcript:

00:00

11.

00:01

Did you make your way to Austin Court apartment 2?

00:04

It's going to be for fire alarms.

00:06

There's smoke.

00:11

Let's see.

00:13

I'm still out of that call at Pleasant Street.

00:16

Don't make me a way there after this.

00:19

12 will take, Austin.

00:20

Any district 11.

00:23

Okay, thank you.

00:28

Please.

00:31

It is clearly most going to respond to Austin Court.

00:36

Right alarm dispatching, ladder 4, letter 1,

00:40

engine 9, engine 8, engine 1, unit 2, unit 1, Austin Court, fire alarm with smoke reported by resident.

00:49

That's the ladder 4, ladder 1, engine 9, engine 8, engine 1, unit 2, unit 1, Austin Court,

00:56

fire alarm with smoke reporting by Reds.

00:58

Crossed to be Austin Street, Hazard Street.

01:07

File out from Agent 7.

01:10

Go ahead, Agent 7.

01:15

We're clearly most, we can respond to place to Agent 9, too off the Court.

01:20

Receive, Agent 7, put you on the board.

01:22

Engine 9, do you copy that direct? You can stand down by engine 7.

01:28

Thank you. Thank you.

01:32

Thanks.

01:34

My cell phone 24 will be (number withheld).

01:38

Please, I already have a number.

01:39

Thanks for you.

01:40

Okay.

01:41

Okay. Okay.

01:47

By alarm, unit two is on a scene.

01:49

Good alarm sound.

01:50

Check.

01:53

You two, you're on T.

01:55

Alarm sound. Any checking?

02:02

Signal, I'll indicate zone 3 to back in 4.

02:05

You're checking.

02:06

Smells like brown food.

02:10

Cibute in 2.

02:13

They'll indicate second 4, zone 2.

02:16

Sounds like burnt food, you're checking.

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