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

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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.

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