Dumpster fire under investigation on State Street

Heard on: Springfield Fire Dept

01:40

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Command two, engine eight, respond to (number withheld) State Street.

00:05

Dumpster fire.

00:10

Fire alarm to Engine 8.

00:15

Engine 8, you're responding to (number withheld), the (number withheld) State Street for the dumpster fire.

00:27

PD's still on the line with the caller.

00:29

It's going to be in the front of the building of (number withheld) State Street.

00:38

Fire alarm to arson 3.

00:44

Go ahead.

00:51

Section three, can you please respond to (number withheld) to (number withheld) State Street for the dumpster fire?

00:59

PD is getting information stating that it was started by someone at this location.

01:08

Received.

01:13

85.

01:17

Fire alarm is not going to engine eight.

01:28

I'm sorry, engine eight, did you say you were on scene?

01:33

Confirmed dumpster fire.

01:37

Received engine eight on scene, confirmed dumpster fire.

8/14/2026 02:16 AM

Fire

State St, Springfield, MA 01109

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a dumpster fire in front of a building on State Street in Springfield. Police reported information that the fire may have been started intentionally, and an arson investigator was requested.