Crime & Safety
Hazmat Team Responds To 'Chemical Suicide' In Worcester
Breaking: emergency teams responded to a hazmat situation in Worcester.
WORCESTER, MA — A hazmat response was called to a Worcester residence on Tuesday evening for what is being called a chemical suicide, multiple media outlets are reporting.
Worcester Fire Department confirmed that a Tier 2 hazmat response was called, but it was brought down to Tier 1, for a chemical-assisted suicide, reports the Worcester Telegram & Gazette's Steve Foskett.
Several online scanner alert systems reported that the hazmat incident occurred at a residence on Pleasant Street
(OOA) Worcester, MA *HAZMAT INCIDENT* Pleasant St (Rte 122) & Edwidge St - PD & FD on scene with a chemical... https://t.co/kWQWUcXLY5
— Rockingham Alerts (@RockinghamAlert) February 22, 2017
The HAZMAT scene at 1319 Pleasant St Worcester, for what is believed to be a chemical suicide. Large presence from local and state pd/fd pic.twitter.com/vQ1NWObBnP
— Joe (@ScanWorcester) February 22, 2017
Police and fire did not confirm the identity of the victim or offer details, as they generally do not in suicide situations, reports the Telegram.
