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Hazardous chemical readings detected in manholes, Waterbury CT

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E Main St, Waterbury, CT

Emergency responders detected elevated hazardous chemical readings near manholes on Welton Street, Orange Street, and East Main Street. They are working to locate the source and require additional equipment. No fire or criminal activity confirmed.

Audio|Source: Waterbury Police and Fire
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
We have a fire off.
00:03
Engine to the truck rate.
00:04
On Street.
00:05
We have readings.
00:06
We're working our way up.
00:07
Get engine two.
00:08
How did you guys make out on that Welton Street manhole?
00:10
Less than 20, nothing off.
00:13
You're reading, your drops going up Welton Street.
00:15
Now your guys are going back up East Main.
00:16
Through to Rescue, our readings are climbing as we go up orange towards Walnut, starting from East Main.
00:23
Okay, I received that your readings are climbing.
00:25
Is the readings for the acetone or methanol sensors climbing? That's the ones that we're looking for.
00:31
We know that the VOCs and the CGI is going to be up there.
00:34
We do not have an acetone meter with us.
00:38
If you guys up and can you head over a truck freeze location please and keep up with them?
00:43
Do you have any more acetone cartridges?
00:45
Okay, that's not for us.
00:47
What's a trolley too?
00:48
(number withheld) Cherry Street across the High Street and Cherry Avenue.
00:52
2251. 20251. 20251. Charlie 2nd.
00:54
To understand you are out of acetone readings, correct.
00:57
That's correct.
00:58
We're out of the cartridge thingies.
01:00
So we're going to swing over to see if you have more.
01:02
3 and engine 2.
01:04
You guys can head back over here.
01:05
The EP has additional equipment that we can give you so you can test the manholes.

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E Main St, Waterbury, CT

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