Fire Incidents at Ames St, Cambridge, MA
21 Feb 2002
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Dormitory type residence, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
03 Mar 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft
First Ignition:
Linen; other than bedding
Heat Source:
Molten, hot material
21 Aug 2003
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Cigarette
04 Sep 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
07 Nov 2003
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Interior stairway or ramp
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
23 Jan 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Corridor, mall
First Ignition:
Transformer, including transformer fluids
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
31 Jan 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Dormitory type residence, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from other open flame or smoking materials
03 Apr 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Dormitory type residence, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
29 Jun 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Dormitory type residence, other
Area of Origin:
Construction/renovation area
First Ignition:
Interior wall covering excluding drapes, etc.
Heat Source:
Heat, spark from friction
25 Oct 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
25 Oct 2004
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
16 Nov 2006
Building fires
Property Use:
Educational, other
Area of Origin:
Construction/renovation area
First Ignition:
Insulation within structural area
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
21 Nov 2006
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Street, other
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Cigarette
13 Apr 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Rubbish, trash, or waste
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
28 Jun 2007
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
21 Apr 2011
Natural vegetation fire, other
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace
First Ignition:
Chips, including wood chips
Heat Source:
Heat from undetermined smoking material
23 Jul 2011
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
26 Nov 2012
Building fires
Property Use:
Barracks, dormitory
Area of Origin:
Light shaft
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Cigarette
09 Jun 2015
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Magazine, newspaper, writing paper
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
21 Jul 2016
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
Heat Source:
Chemical reaction
02 Oct 2016
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory
First Ignition:
Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
29 Aug 2017
Building fires
Property Use:
Dormitory type residence, other
Area of Origin:
Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge
14 Mar 2018
Building fires
Property Use:
Construction site
Area of Origin:
Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
10 Jan 2019
Building fires
Property Use:
Laboratory or science lababoratory
Area of Origin:
Laboratory