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Incident Report – 11/27/2022
74 Mason St, Worcester, MA 01609

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Summary


On November 27, 2022, Worcester Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 74 Mason St, Worcester, MA 01609, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 9:06 AM, 37 suppression personnel arrived at 9:08 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:06 AM.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and salvage and overhaul.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 74 Mason St, Worcester, MA 01609
County Worcester County
State MA
City Worcester
Zip Code 01609
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Census Tract 1400
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station zzz
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift 4
Alarms 1

Personnel


Support Personnel 37
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Worcester Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 141 Grove St
Worcester, MA 01605-1707
Phone (508) 799-1818
Website https://www.worcesterma.gov/fire

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul

Losses *


Property Loss $1,000
Contents Loss $1,500
Property Value $290,000
Contents Value $5,000
  • Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.

Metadata


Incident Key MA_27348_11272022_2240097_0
State Massachusetts
Fire Department ID 27348
Incident Date 11/27/2022
Incident Number 2240097
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

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Cause


General Cause Firesetting
Main Fire Cause Intentional

Ignition


Area of Origin Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
Heat Source Cigarette lighter
Item First Ignited Mattress, pillow
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Intentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles
Factor Contributing To Ignition Playing with heat source

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes
Item Contributing Most To Spread Mattress, pillow
Type Material Contributing Most To Spread Plastic coated fabric

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 3
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Total Square Feet 1337 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 1
Number of Stories with Damage: Minor 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Significant 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy 0
Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme 0

Acres


Less Than One Acre Yes

Person


Age of Person 7
Sex of Person Male

Human Factors Contributing to Ignition


Human Factor Unattended or unsupervised person
Human Factor Age was a factor

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type More than 1 type present
Detector Power Hardwire Only
Detector Operation Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Other
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