Sinkhole area blocked on Brookside Road

Heard on: Southbridge Police Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Regarding Brookside Road,

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the Lennox Power is going to be taking ownership for the issue at hand.Three three.

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For the time being, we're going to be coning off the sinkhole area.

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It's not too big.

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No safety concerns at this point.

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All the wires stopped flowing.

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They're going to be assessing in the morning and likely requesting an emergency detail

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sometime early in the morning.

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Code five.

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Stand by one.

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Three three.

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Three three.

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Three three also for the log purposes.

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We're advising all the residents in the area by knocking on doors to avoid the area, not to drive down that way, to avoid a sort of damage to the vehicle or injuries.

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Did you make contact with everybody on the road on Brookside Road?

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Yeah, for my notified everybody on the road not to go towards Worcester Street.

2026-10-23 02:43 UTC

Road Closure

Brookside Rd & Worcester St, Southbridge, MA 01550

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported a sinkhole area on Brookside Road near Worcester Street. The utility company is taking responsibility, the area is being coned off, and residents are being warned not to drive there to avoid vehicle damage or injury while an assessment is planned for the morning.

Sinkhole area blocked on Brookside Road

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