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Fire alarm at vacant Walgreens store triggers response, Worcester MA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/2/2025 08:15 AM

Near Grafton St, Worcester, MA 01604

Fire alarm triggered at a vacant Walgreens store near Grafton Street. Workers were present conducting system work. No fire or smoke was visible; investigation ongoing. Gas odor reported inside the building; gas company was notified.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Station engine 12, engine 6, letter 1, car 3, near Grafton Street on the central station alarm.

00:11

Engine 12, engine 6, letter 1, Coffery, near Grafton Street, the Walgreens on a central station alarm.

00:18

Highgrounds Channel Aalpha, timeout 1115.

00:29

Calfourer.

00:33

Cough, I received a call from the City Health inspectors. They're on seat at this location, 9-1. Fox Street, we have a odor of gas inside the building.

00:41

Gas company notified 20-minute ETA.

00:46

Receive order of gas inside the building.

00:56

Car 3 to follow.

01:00

Carlin.

01:03

Caryland.

01:05

I can go as empty for near Grafton.

01:09

Receive car 3 of engine toll, engine 6 water 1, near Grafton at the Walgreens. The Walgreens are receiving rooftop 3 motion.

01:21

Preceived, Walgreens, Rooftop Unit 3. Where is responding?

01:25

Precise.

01:29

Eddie 12th, fire alarm, (name withheld) report.

01:32

Hi, Alan.

01:34

Head he falls on arrival of one-store commercial occupancy. It's vacant.

01:38

There is workers working on the system here.

01:40

We have nothing shown on the office side. alarms are sounding and hold the current assignment told we'll have near Grafton Command.

01:47

Receive, Engine 12, you have Command, 1118.

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Near Grafton St, Worcester, MA 01604

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