Car fire causes building damage on Lynnfield Street, Peabody MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded near Lynnfield Street in Peabody after a vehicle caught fire and struck a building. Several engines and a ladder truck were dispatched. The crash caused major structural damage, but there were no entrapments. The building inspector was notified to assess safety.
Audio|Heard on: Peabody Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
05:10
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, do you want to send another pump? Call just reported that the car smoked and possibly on fire.
00:08
Yep,
00:09
send engine five's out around start engine four.
00:15
I received engine four, near Lynnfield Street.
00:27
Engine five, fire alarm five clearing near Newbury Street.
00:33
Do you want us to respond to Lynnfield?
00:42
Car two, do you want engine five to respond instead or continuing engine four?
00:49
Send all three pumps plus the ladder and myself.
00:54
Received car two, ladder one, engine one, engine four, engine five, all near Lynnfield Street.
01:03
Fire alarm showing you five responding.
01:08
Received.
01:17
Arrived at location.
01:22
Roger.
01:29
Roger.
01:42
11 to control.
01:45
Need you control?
01:49
Limit number for that vehicle that struck the building is going to be (number withheld).
01:56
Roger.
02:05
Two's going out. I'll give you an update in 1 s.
02:08
Let's see your car too.
02:14
First of all, contact the building inspector.
02:19
Received.
02:26
Go to 11.
02:31
11.
02:33
Building inspector notified, ETA 10 minutes.
02:40
32.
02:50
There's no entrapment.
02:56
Received no entrapment.
02:57
You want the ladder to continue in still?
03:00
One engine.
03:06
Receive one engine.
03:12
Ladder's returning.
03:25
Did your boys return it?
03:34
Thanks for turning.
03:42
Engine one on scene.
03:49
Fire alarm, Lynnfield command.
03:52
Fire alarm.
03:54
We dropped some structural damage, a little bit.
04:01
Received. I'm getting a hold of the building inspector now.
04:05
Just want to have him declare if it's safe for the building to remain unoccupied at this time.
04:14
Receive unoccupied at this time.
04:19
One of the columns on the front has been definitely dislodged and major structural damage.
04:29
Received.
04:38
You one or 100 ? One hundred.
04:46
Will you grab a couple four by fours so we can shock the wheels?
04:50
One hundred, how's it?
04:58
Do you want from command?
05:01
Do what?
05:04
I'm inside gathering some belongings for the employees.
05:07
I'll be right out.
05:08
Building's been cleared.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lynnfield St, Peabody, MA 01960
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