Fire crews shut down Main St near gas station, Athol MA


Fire crews and police shut down Main Street near a gas station and nearby business due to an active fire incident. Traffic is diverted, with limited flow allowed away from the gas pumps while firefighters work on the situation.
Audio|Source: Athol Police Department
03:2
Transcript:
00:00
6-2[1]. 6-2.
00:04
I'm obviously behind you guys.
00:05
I want traffic blocked off on the main drag in front.
00:07
Don't let it go by the front of the gas pumps at all.
00:11
Just shut the road right down right there.
00:12
Divert everybody.
00:13
Go, main street shutdown.
00:14
Campbellon Road, just shut it down in front of the business.
00:18
Copy.
00:19
6-0[2]. 6-0.
00:20
Go ahead.
00:21
If you want to hit, see one, her as well, they're sliding that way.
00:24
Got me.
00:25
6-0[2], I'm advising them to hit the fire system.
00:27
They have not yet.
00:28
Erase it.
00:29
We're behind fire, you can put us out.
00:31
Recouped. 154[3], you want me to go up and close it?
00:33
You can close it right down.
00:35
See off ramp.
00:36
6.0.
00:37
I think I can leave Westtown flowing.
00:40
Everybody else had to kick onto the highway, maybe.
00:42
Go again.
00:43
Yeah, it's away from the pump.
00:45
Fire is working on it.
00:46
I think we can get away with actually letting traffic flow, but maybe just block access to the pack lot at this point.
00:54
Copy, sounds good.
00:55
I'll be there 30 seconds.
00:56
5'4, I'm going to have MSC block off the on-rank.
00:58
As long as they block that off ramp right there,
01:01
where they come off the turn right, as long as they block that, that's good.
01:04
That's what they're doing, they're just gonna take it from me.
01:06
6-0[2] without dispatch.
01:07
Yeah.
01:08
I'd say you can let eastbound go, just leave the ramp blocks.
01:13
Just block the plane going into the gas station so nobody can come in.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
6-2: Unit identifier
[2]
6-0: Unit identifier
[3]
154: Unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Athol, MA 01331
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