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Barrels of chemical waste found near Grove St, Worcester MA

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Reported: 11/7/2025 11:04 AM

Near Grove St, Worcester, MA 01605

A caller reported approximately 64 barrels of sodium hydroxide left on a property near Grove Street in Worcester. The material is highly corrosive, and the environmental authorities requested a city police report. The barrels were stable and not leaking.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Police

02:39

Transcript:

00:00

Yeah, over to near Grove St, (name withheld) calling.

00:04

Apparently,

00:06

somebody left 64 barrels of sodium hydroxide on the property.

00:14

Apparently he filed a report with environmental police, but they're requesting a Worcester police report as well.

00:25

20, that's mine, I'll have a little bit.

00:29

Okay, I tried to call you.

00:35

Lemo one.

00:38

Good.

00:40

Who's requesting the Worcester report?

00:44

Environmental, please.

00:46

Okay.

00:49

11.

00:57

Good.

01:00

Okay,

01:01

this is not a pedestrian accident, but no child was hit.

01:05

It was a backpack in the middle of the road that got hit.

01:07

It was just lost in translation.

01:11

Apparently.

01:18

Here's where you got that.

01:30

I'm sorry, who's calling?

01:33

I think, hey,

01:34

I'm pretty sure that stuff is fairly corrosive, like pretty corrosive.

01:41

Did you notify by it?

01:45

Um, I did not yet.

01:47

It's toxic waste.

01:50

I mean, DEP's already been, or environmental has already been notified, but, um,

01:56

I don't know.

01:59

Okay, all right.

02:01

All right, well, you know what we go over.

02:07

Golf five.

02:09

Galt five.

02:11

Could you please punch up another high number for another motor vehicle stop? It's going to be the same location, 121, Tacoma.

02:19

Mass Tag (number withheld).

02:23

Rebel.

02:24

Great.

02:32

Yeah, 19 FYI, it's not leaking or anything.

02:35

It's just,

02:37

apparently a client left it there.

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Near Grove St, Worcester, MA 01605

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