Scheduled explosion confirmed near Cumberland Farms on Route 20, Oxford MA
Fire & ArsonOfficers responded to a report of a loud explosion near Cumberland Farms on Route 20 in Oxford, Massachusetts. After investigation, it was confirmed to be a planned detonation related to excavation work at a nearby pit. No emergencies were found.
Audio|Source: Oxford Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Auburn was started as well due to the fact the reporting party didn't have the exact location and it's right on the line.
00:07
She says a heads up.
00:09
We need the message, thank you.
00:15
6909 -6-0-6-05005 -2 staff members at Cumberland Farm I believe it's going to be the blasting project I'm going to take a ride up Route 20 westbound it's right on me a double three.
00:36
Recease, if there are nine, you're going to take a ride-up to be blasting area.
00:43
Fireline, Mabilis 3 on air responding.
00:48
The fireline has the ambulance 3 responding, 1554.
00:52
5-54. 5-2 to file-lamp.
00:57
The latter 2.
01:00
Light 2 in the area of Walmart, we're going to just circle around Walmart and make sure everything's okay.
01:07
All right one has ladder 2 in the area I'm circling around 1554.
01:12
Letter 2 from C1,
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see if you can make contact with the RP and get a better location.
01:19
If we can rule out whether or not this is from the excavation.
01:27
See when you're coming in and break up. Can you see that message again?
01:33
Yeah, if you're in the area home, see if you can make contact with the IP, the reporting party.
01:38
So we can get a better location and decide whether this was from the excavation or rule that out.
01:46
Receive message.
01:54
Ladder 2 is by alarm.
01:57
Fire alarm answering ladder 2.
02:00
Do you have any information on the RP where they're at, where the located?
02:08
My partner is back on the line with them is he's left the area.
02:13
Receive.
02:16
Glad to choose to see one.
02:19
He want to answer.
02:23
C1, did you hear the last transmission?
02:32
Fire alarm, answering C1.
02:34
Fire alarm answering C1.
02:43
On arrival at Cumberland Farms, if your office is cleared or have you been able to make contact with anybody to find out where this was coming from?
02:53
Affirmative. We were back on the line with the reporting party. He has left the area.
03:01
I received.
03:02
I'm going to be inquiring in Cumbull and Farns to see if anybody saw anything.
03:09
Six or seven hours.
03:13
All right, I'm having to see one inquiring at Cumberlitz.
03:18
Yeah,
03:20
Latitude, see if you can stage out of the way so we can at least get customers in and out.
03:27
I'm up by the charter,
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communications tower,
03:32
and I saw explosives, I believe it's flat in the pit.
03:39
Thank you.
03:41
File alarm from C1.
03:45
File alarm at turn C1.
03:52
Yeah, I discussed it with the management at Cumblin Fond. They confirmed this was the scheduled detonation from the excavation over at the pit.
04:11
Fireline striking your first alarm assignment.
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US-20, Massachusetts
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