Chemical Odor Reported at Cambridge Apartment, Cambridge MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/31/2025 12:55 PM

Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Emergency responders are attending to a chemical odor in a bathroom at an apartment building near Education Street in Cambridge. The unit is being ventilated and a patient is involved. Fire and EMS units have been dispatched. Animal control was requested for a cat at the scene. Responders are asked to keep Brookline Street clear for ambulance access.

Audio|Source: Cambridge EMS

03:12

Transcript:

00:00

We think that that's something to do with the known chemicals in the bathroom.

00:04

We're ventilating the unit now, and the patient isn't a care pro.

00:08

What's up? 20.

00:09

Clear?

00:11

Clear.

00:13

We have it.

00:15

Getting your message broke up. What additional resources do you need, sir?

00:19

A truck.

00:22

P17 Pro.

00:24

In the division.

00:26

17.

00:28

Offent Mass Channel, 2.0.

00:32

Receive.

00:33

It's going to be Ladder 3, Rescue 1, and Division 1.

00:39

Probeys Nubilm, 13.

00:41

13.

00:45

Okay, I have it.

00:46

The division prefers we can move this to a fire ground channel.

00:52

This is right now.

00:55

Received.

00:56

The odor of chemicals, we'll start them up.

00:58

Probeating peremic, 20.

01:00

20.

01:02

Sound on, respond, one education, street, number one education.

01:06

Floor number seven for a seizure.

01:09

Received.

01:13

We know it's 50, perhaps.

01:18

Squad 2 calling Fire alarm.

01:20

Fire alarm answering squad 2.

01:22

15.

01:23

50, we're clear.

01:26

Can you also have animal control response here for a cat?

01:32

Clear. We end up towards Emerson.

01:34

Give me one out of the ER going to Concord Park.

01:37

We'll see if Fire One has the message.

01:40

Emerson. Emerson.

01:44

Termit 20 to fire alarm.

01:47

Our alarm answering paramedic 20.

01:49

Responding to Education Street.

01:52

Receive responding Education Street. Receive responding Education Street.

01:58

Hey,

02:01

we want forward across.

02:04

For.

02:09

We're off 9-5-5.

02:15

Sameoom 15.

02:19

4-5.

02:21

Squad 2 calling fire alone.

02:24

Do you in this regard, Emerson.

02:26

Squad 2. Probase paramedic 7.

02:30

Okay.

02:32

Armit 5.

02:36

7. Emerson E.O.O. Go on a contract.

02:39

Can you just advise the incoming units to leave Eerie, 150 ERI to Brookline Street clear so the ambulance will be able to egress?

02:51

Five.

02:53

One point six.

02:55

Okay.

02:58

Proceeded. The companies respond to 150 Eerie Street.

03:02

Leave Brookline Street clear.

03:04

so the ambulance can leave the area. Say again, companies respond to 150 Erie Street. Leave Brookline Street clear,

03:11

so the ambulance will leave the scene.

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