Hazmat alarm triggers evacuation at MIT Building 12, Cambridge MA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were called to MIT's Building 12 after a hazmat alarm indicated a high toxicity hazard. Personnel were instructed to keep people out of the building as a precaution. No active fire or hazardous release was confirmed, but the blue flashing alarm signaled a potential danger requiring caution and notification to facilities.
Audio|Source: MIT Police and EMS
03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Pro AMS Survival,
00:02
Main Street side, E-662.
00:04
Receive.
00:05
Control 3-4 in the Westcar.
00:13
Westcar.
00:15
Westcar. To go on to Building 12 for Emergency Hazmat[1], T-GMS salon.
00:28
Three to control. Can you go with that again? I'm sorry. I'm in building 12 and you were broken up.
00:33
Yep. It's going to be building 12 for emergency hazmat,
00:37
TGMS alarm.
00:43
I happen to be on the fourth floor and I can see it now.
00:47
And it is a blue flashing light and they do not enter. Do you have your genesis room?
00:57
Facilities notify them but I'm going to notify them as well.
01:02
Copy.
01:05
Through to Sergeant.
01:09
Go ahead, ma'am.
01:11
And that's a blue flashing lake, which is high toxicity.
01:15
What do you want to do?
01:19
All right, let's just make sure that no one goes on the building and we'll stay out and wait for facilities.
01:26
Do you want me to pull it and dump it?
01:30
If it's not already going off, yes, go ahead and do that.
01:38
All right.
01:40
The alarm itself, the building is not going off, but just the blue alarm is flashing.
01:46
Here on the 4th, I don't know about the 3rd.
01:50
Okay, I'm making my way over.
01:53
And just to be on the safe that, we can dump their building.
01:57
Got it.
02:00
2-8-7 control.
02:01
Control is on.
02:10
We have that. You can add me to the call and check the three will be pouring the alarm on that.
02:17
Let's see.
02:23
Three days, Sergeant.
02:25
Right, ma'am.
02:30
That blue alarm is flashing on four and three.
02:36
I am going to find a pole station.
02:40
Roger.
02:41
All right up and down.
02:45
Sweet, got it to control.
02:47
Control on.
02:52
Please one off.
02:53
Bill and call.
02:55
Proceed.
02:57
Last kind of down here.
02:59
Receive.
03:04
Receive. Please, 7-2-5-0-3.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous materials incident/response
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
