Hazardous materials incident prompts street closures in Cambridge, Cambridge MA
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency teams responded to a hazardous materials incident in Cambridge causing a street closure nearby. They checked surrounding areas including near a bridge. A utility company coordinated on site. Later, a strong odor was reported inside a local school, probably linked to the initial incident.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Fire
06:21
Transcript:
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River Street, Commander, by the law.
00:05
Mr. Chairman.
00:06
We have Rivers Street closed at Rockwell.
00:08
We have Ladder 3, checking the military's Hamilton plate.
00:12
We're going to have a squad force out working on the addresses adjacent through the brief.
00:17
Commandant report.
00:18
Rivers closed at Rockwell, Ladder 3 is checking the Midgard-Hamilton area.
00:22
Clock 4 checking the address is adjacent to the bridge.
00:24
Eversource is in well.
00:25
Great for you.
00:26
Rescue. Rescue fire alarm channel 2.
00:32
We're back in service with a full crew.
00:34
We're responding to the hazmat staging area at Howard and River.
00:41
Receive, I'll show you responding.
00:42
Chief, you get the rescue head on your way now.
00:44
Okay, receive that has left you went on the way.
00:46
Who was bringing the hazmat?
00:47
Engine 3.
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Okay, repeat.
00:49
Command 2, engine 3.
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Engine 3, answering.
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Engine 3. Engine 3. Engine 3.
00:55
Agent 3, when you come down, you can come down on the wall street and you can pull right out front of engine 6th and quarter.
01:00
You can take the left on the river and see right there, okay?
01:02
Receive, stage in quarters.
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Lata 3 to command.
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Go ahead, line of 3.
01:06
All the keys for the units have been relocated in the Newtown Court.
01:10
Do you want us force an entry? We have no odors and no readings on the interiors.
01:14
Ah, no, no force me here this time.
01:16
If you can just get around the door frames, that'll be sufficient right now.
01:20
It's just nobody's home.
01:21
Preceive. And you're three to has me at one.
01:23
Has no one.
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Did you get the chief's message?
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You can repeat that.
01:26
They want us to stage at the firehouse.
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On River.
01:31
Steve, morning the firehouse.
01:33
Division two to Fireline, Nancy.
01:35
Answering to Division 2. Nancy 2 calling firelight.
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We're going to head down to the chat place.
01:40
We'll remain in service, so we'll get us on $160.
01:44
File and how's that. We'll put you on the ticket.
01:45
Call on engine two.
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Excuse me, enter engine two.
01:47
Engine two, squad three available.
01:49
311. Company's clear of the 311, 1148.
01:51
File and call in command.
01:52
Command, Inver.
01:53
So we just received a 911[1] call from the Amigo school.
01:56
There's a strong odor inside the Amigo school and staff is visiting students at this time.
02:00
Okay, we see, the wind's heading in that direction, so that's likely from this.
02:05
We're not going to be able to cut this down so I'll ever start the rise.
02:08
File them as a message. Command 2 Division 100.
02:10
Command 2 Division 100. Command to Division 100.
02:11
Command, Andrew 3.
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Andrew 3 answers.
02:14
The clock coming down to boot back high right now.
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Good point right up there.
02:17
Chief, Chief.
02:18
Has not once come in.
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For being calling by alarm.
02:20
The answer in command.
02:22
If you can update our Eversource to have them, we get a big traffic in coming down River Street.
02:28
No company should come that way and Eversource should come in from Laurel or just down River Street the wrong way.
02:35
Has that one to come in?
02:36
Command answering.
02:37
Just to confirm, you want me, we're down in Laurel Street, correct?
02:39
What is your location right now? Put in Lawler.
02:44
Yeah, just stays right there, okay? Unless you're blocking traffic, just let the traffic through.
02:48
See you.
02:49
Chief, I copied your last forever course.
02:51
I'll feed them now.
02:52
Okay, thank you very much.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency Call
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Location mentioned:
Near Upton St, Cambridge, MA 02139
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