Gas odor concern at State Road businesses

Heard on: Franklin MA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Three nine three, what do you have for us?

00:03

Go ahead, 393 .

00:06

Okay, just advising, we got everyone out of Chief and Tron's.

00:09

In your opinion, should we clear the officers next to the building as well? I'm not, I haven't smelled anything yet.

00:17

I'll be on scene momentarily, but go ahead and clean, evacuate the fabric shop on the north end as well.

00:26

Three.

00:28

Control, Whately Engine Four.

00:31

Whately Engine Four.

00:35

Show Wheatley Engine Four on the air responding.

00:39

Wheatley Engine Four, you're on the air responding at 0901.Control, Whately X-1.

00:48

Wheatley X One.

00:50

On scene, I'll have State Road command.

00:53

We'll take Ops Three if it's available.

00:57

On scene, switching over to Ops Three at 0902.Engine Four from command, on arrival, go to Ops Three.

01:08

You can take the A side, State Road side of the building.

8/18/2026 05:58 AM

Fire

State Rd, Whately, MA 01373

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a possible gas odor at businesses along State Road in Whately. Everyone was evacuated from one shop and command ordered evacuation of a nearby fabric store on the north side of the building while units operated under State Road command on Ops 3.