False fire alarm at Quincy MBTA station, Quincy MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 12:15 PM

Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02170

Fire units responded to a repeated fire alarm activation at the Quincy MBTA station near Hancock Street. The alarm was found to be false with no fire present. The fire alarm system was reset and MBTA was informed to service a detector that keeps activating without cause.

Audio|Source: Quincy Police & Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Squizzy fighter palm and broadcast an engine two, ladder five, investigate block near Hancock St,

00:06

near Hancock St,

00:08

the MBTA station.

00:09

The Spleasy fire department broadcast in engine two, ladder five, investigate block near Hancock St,

00:14

near Hancock St, the MBTA station. Got through.

00:18

Okay. Got to Madza.

00:20

Investigation for engine two, letter five,

00:24

near Hancock St, the MBTA station.

00:29

Gotcha.

00:34

7709-7-9. 7-7-9. Is it a kick man?

00:42

That's going to be a...

00:57

Section 12 to South Shore.

01:00

If you could close it out.

01:01

You can keep me clear for call, they'll stay on the road until the ship's change. I'm looking at this.

01:06

We do.

01:13

Two be in a vet to that.

01:23

Yeah,

01:25

that's a save, Detective.

01:33

Commandant, firearm, same detector is last time, no apparent reason.

01:40

File on adage, same detector as last time, no apparent reason.

01:50

Command a lot of five, you can assist at that elevator and get a chance system is then reset.

02:00

Message received, it's already reset.

02:04

Command to fire alarm with clear returning.

02:08

I'm as at company's clear returning.

02:15

Send you to the fire line because you contact the MBTA and let them know they need to service the detector outside the bathroom on the West Quantum Street side.

02:24

Keeps activating for no fire reason.

02:29

If the file on as that, we'll contact, uh,

02:32

contact them now.

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Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02170

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