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Cooking pots trigger fire alarm on Prospect Street

Prospect St, Wakefield, MA 01880 - 6/11/2026 06:23 PM

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews investigated a reported fire alarm at a building near Prospect Street after a passerby heard an alarm. Responders later found that the smoke and alarm were apparently caused by cooking pots, and they worked to ventilate the area. No active fire was reported in the radio traffic, and units eventually cleared and returned to quarters.

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Greater Lowell/Southern NH Public Safety
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00:00
This call came in from a passerby.
00:02
He believes it's (number withheld) Prospect Street, approximately (number withheld) Prospect Street.
00:07
He can hear an audible alarm indicating the fire alarm coming from that building.
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