Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
It was just a little smoke May 27 – Just after half past 11 a.m., the entire Belmont Fire Department was sent scrambling to the tallest building in town, the residential block on Trapelo Road in Cushing Square, after some unknown party tripped the fire alarm. Crews from Engine 1 and Rescue 1 investigated and they reported that a hallway smoke detector was going off on the sixth floor. Up there, there was, in fact, a light smoke condition coming from an apartment – along with the tenant. Turns out that the woman didn't take good care watching the pots and pans during the food preparation process: food in one container began burning. At noon, the fire alarm system and master box were reset and everyone was sent home. Turns out that the …
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Incidents and emergencies handled by the Belmont Fire Department.
Outside smells Jan. 13 – A dozen minutes after midnight, Engine 1 was sent to the corner of Grove Street and Unity Avenue to investigate a reported outside odor of gas in the area. But whatever the neighbors were smelling outside, the firefighters couldn't detect it. Leaking pipes Jan. 14 – Just about a quarter past 4 p.m., Engine 1 and Ladder 1 were sent to a two-family on Elm Street to handle an obvious case of a gas leak inside the house. The fire companies soon located the leak in a burner on the stove in the kitchen where gas readings were elevated. The crews turned off the stove and ventilated after a burner. With this ring I do cut Jan. 17 – A quarter past 3 p.m., a couple came into the fire station in Belmont Center seeking some …
