Investigating gas odor in apartment near Essex St, Douglas MA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to an apartment near Essex Street for a medical issue and a reported odor of natural gas in the kitchen. The water pipe was found frozen and was shut off along with the furnace. Responders are investigating the source of the gas odor with campus police and using meters to check the kitchen area. One patient had abdominal pain and a prior seizure today.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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03:41
Transcript:
00:00
Pension engine 15, engine 15, engine 15, near Essex Street, first responder.
00:11
Three, first responder.
00:14
That was 1633.
00:21
Flatus Evans calling fire long.
00:28
File them missing.
00:30
Yeah,
00:32
They had a frozen water pipe at near Pleasant Street.
00:36
We shut down the water pipe and shut down the furnace as well.
00:41
Inform the residents what they have to do next or returning.
00:48
We have that, here returning 1634.
00:52
It's for an order of natural gas inside.
01:01
We have that 206 West Street.
01:04
Companies responding.
01:10
Abdominal pain, he did have a seizure earlier today.
01:18
Manager 15 has that a problem in one.
01:21
You have it.
01:24
Going to investigate the offensive.
01:30
Hold the current sign.
01:32
Wish he's a lot of two.
01:33
Your Honor Ryle established your command going into investigate with Campus PD 1635.
01:37
20 minutes for other episodes.
01:45
Kyle 3 is arriving.
01:49
Call 3 is arriving.
01:51
Call 3 to command ladder 2.
01:57
Command ladder 2.
02:04
Command answering 1.
02:08
They have you making your way in with WPI to investigate the odor.
02:14
If that's 16 at the hydrogen, if that's correct, you can.
02:19
That's correct, Chief.
02:20
We're heading in with campus police right now.
02:23
They've got an odor of gas in the kitchen area that they don't normally have.
02:27
They've been opening the doors.
02:30
Trying to vacate the smell going into investigate currently.
02:37
Receive, I have that.
02:38
I'm going to take command from the air break.
02:41
Card three to file them.
02:45
File them answering command, uh, Carthrey.
02:49
Cal 3 is going to be assuming command when all the assignment remain offensive.
02:55
Receive, Cotthry, you're assuming command,
02:57
staying offensive, holding assignment, 16-person.
03:02
Call-3 the rescue.
03:03
Command to the rescue.
03:08
If you want to pull up here behind Latitude, make your way into the cafeteria with your meters to start metering the kitchen area.
03:16
Thank you.
03:27
Pansion 15 in Parliament.
03:30
Filement for engine 15.
03:32
15 is on arrival.
03:35
15 Yon is seen at 1638 and for apartment 1.
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Location mentioned:
Essex St, Douglas, MA 01516
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