Gas odor prompts evacuation at university school, Worcester MA


Fire crews responded to a reported gas smell in a classroom. The school was evacuated as a safety measure while the source of the odor was investigated.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
Measure 2 is back and quarters. 9-1-741 companies will be on fire-off[3]s D-Bravo[1]. Cald4, you have engine 5 flat of 4 in the rescue responding with you 12 Freeland Street University School. Again, a call from the custodian regarding an odor of gas in the science room number two. They're evacuating, Evers was being notified. Safety 2 to Fire alarm. We're on Freeland Street also. Here you see. For the file. Yes, company notified. Affirmative 20 minutes. We're live school. We're going to send the ladder to investigate. The cop. We'll have commandant. RAC's drawn. C.N. In command, Tom, 46. The land of Fort, fire, I'm going to follow up. Final, I'm answering. 360[2], complete, no hazards. Report's coming from the janitor saying that there's a smell. Coming from one of the classrooms that Barner would left on. We're going to go now and investigate. 33749.
Measure 2 is back and quarters. 9-1-741 companies will be on fire-off[3]s D-Bravo[1]. Cald4, you have engine 5 flat of 4 in the rescue responding with you 12 Freeland Street University School. Again, a call from the custodian regarding an odor of gas in the science room number two. They're evacuating, Evers was being notified. Safety 2 to Fire alarm. We're on Freeland Street also. Here you see. For the file. Yes, company notified. Affirmative 20 minutes. We're live school. We're going to send the ladder to investigate. The cop. We'll have commandant. RAC's drawn. C.N. In command, Tom, 46. The land of Fort, fire, I'm going to follow up. Final, I'm answering. 360[2], complete, no hazards. Report's coming from the janitor saying that there's a smell. Coming from one of the classrooms that Barner would left on. We're going to go now and investigate. 33749.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
D-Bravo: Dispatch channel designation, possibly related to fire response
[2]
360: Complete check (360-degree survey of the building)
[3]
fire-off: Fire incident
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Location mentioned:
Freeland St, Worcester, MA 01603
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