No gas leak found after odor report at student apartment, Worcester MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of a gas odor near Main Street, Apartment 501, Worcester student housing. Investigation found no gas or hazardous readings. The odor was caused by a carbon monoxide detector with a low battery alert, not an actual gas leak.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Bruce, there's going to be near Main Street.
00:02
You're actually going to go to apartment 501 at the MCTA student housing here.
00:06
Campus City will meet you there.
00:09
The student there said there is an odor of gas in their apartment.
00:14
Receive. We have that near Main Street, Apartment 501.
00:22
1041.
00:25
1041.
00:30
Okay, please, if I want to finish your radio report.
00:40
Final answer.
00:43
Five-story commercial on the first, four stories of residential.
00:49
We're going to have Ladder 3 investigate upon arrival.
00:53
Cothrae is going to have near Main Street command.
00:57
We're going to be arriving as soon as command.
00:59
Ladder 3 investigating upon arrival.
01:01
742.
01:04
There you can't bed.
01:05
I try that.
01:08
Command 2, Rescue 1.
01:13
Have you met with the last 5-01?
01:22
3rd5-1. 3rd5-1.
01:31
Angel 3 to file on.
01:39
We're back and quarters.
01:42
Reach.
01:50
Fireline safety is on arrival.
01:53
On arrival, 1045.
01:57
Command to the rescue for a can.
02:01
Yeah,
02:03
Chief, we're just exiting 501 with Ladder 3.
02:07
We have no meter response,
02:09
no fossil fuels in the apartment.
02:13
No others.
02:16
Where you see, do we know is there gas to the building?
02:27
We can have my Team 2, 360, if you'd like.
02:34
Actually, if they could just check the basement.
02:40
Team 2, do you have that message?
02:46
Do we need her to give up the access to the basement?
02:51
We might, we're coming down now.
02:58
Fireline.
03:00
Fireline.
03:02
We're back.
03:05
Now you're back. Time for you.
03:06
Time for you.
03:08
Time for you. Time for you. Ladder 6th, the fire line.
03:11
File line.
03:14
We're also back in quarters.
03:18
How are you back?
03:19
Time for now.
03:27
Team 2 to command.
03:30
Command Antio Rescue Team 2.
03:34
We're headed to the basement.
03:37
We're going to get to the gate further from the rear of the police.
03:42
Receive command as that.
03:43
Rescue to command as that.
03:52
Rescue to command status change.
03:56
Come in answering the rescue status change.
04:00
While in room 501, we noticed that the low battery alarm for the detector is going off.
04:06
Now that we're at the annunciated panel, we are seeing that CO detector fifth floor, room 501, is in trouble.
04:16
We see it. You didn't get any readings though.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
