Natural gas odor reported but none found at residence, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 03:48 AM

Near Brookline St, Worcester, MA 01603

Fire department responded to reports of a natural gas smell at a residence on Brookline Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Crews inspected the building including the basement but found no gas odor or abnormal readings.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, engine five, ladder four, rescue one, car four, 172, Brookline Street for the odor of natural gas.

00:13

Again, that's Engine 5, Ladder 4, Rescue 1, Car 4,

00:18

172 Brookline Street, which the odor of natural gas.

00:21

We're going to be Fireground, Channel Hops, B, Bravo.

00:24

Timeout, 0649.

00:36

Car 4, you're on for 172 Brookline Street, responding with engine 5, ladder 4 in the rescue.

00:43

Residents are reporting a smell of natural gas, second floor, first floor, and no side.

00:52

Recease. Holder natural gas, 172 Brookline Street.

00:58

Company is responding, 0651.

01:08

Safety 4 filing.

01:17

File him. File him. File him. 2-3 is available, switch your back to admin.

01:21

Res seat, 652.

01:30

Safety port to file them.

01:34

Latifior to fire alarm.

01:37

Fire alarm.

01:39

Laudeport is on arrival.

01:41

Two-story,

01:42

single-family residents.

01:44

We're going to investigate.

01:47

Light of four, I have you on arrival.

01:50

0654 going on the offensive investigation.

01:52

Thank you, three to fire alarm.

02:03

Follow.

02:05

Major 3 is back in quarters.

02:08

655. 5.5. The letter 4, if I want to follow up.

02:20

File alarm, answering letter 4.

02:24

We're inside the residence.

02:25

We had no odors, taking our way to the basement now.

02:29

No media reason doesn't know.

02:32

All right saved.

02:33

I have no odor, no meter reetting, 0657.

02:43

Car 4, file.

02:45

File alarm answering car 4.

02:48

Car 4 on scene.

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Near Brookline St, Worcester, MA 01603

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