Smoke detector alarm triggers false fire alert at condominium, Belfast ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 10:15 AM

Near Main St, Belfast, ME 04915

Fire department responded to smoke detector alarms at Belfast Condominiums near Main St. Multiple alarms were triggered in the basement and common room. Upon arrival, no fire was found and the building was evacuated. The alarm was accidentally set off in the basement. The incident was cleared as a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Penobscot, Waldo, Knox County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Central Belfast fire, Belfast fire, you'd respond to near Main St. Again, near Main St., it's going to be the Belfast Condominiums,

00:07

getting two smoke detector alarms, one's going to be in the basement, one's going to be in the common room.

00:13

The code's going to be 52 Charlie 4, time to tone, 1316, while the com clear.

00:27

7.21, go ahead with it.

00:30

By the Warren transfer station with Sam Robert Tom 8.

00:38

Sam Robert Tommy,

00:40

Western Root.

00:43

Side, four.

00:44

Okay.

00:49

All five, I think you'd four, Walden. Okay, 24, Waldo.

00:52

24. Motion 4 is in route.

00:57

Have more. Thirteen.

00:59

Two hundred engine four, going to go to Pendlewood Street.

01:13

Belfast, extend the engine four.

01:19

Belfast, 210 to engine four.

01:27

Donor, go ahead.

01:29

On scene, I've got a three-story brick building, nothing shown from the exterior does appear to be evacuated.

01:35

I'll be out of command here.

01:38

Yeah, for we may have got a call from somebody on scene, maybe accidentally set the alarm, so it's probably going to be a false harm.

01:46

Ten-four, thank you.

01:49

Thank you.

01:56

10th, 13th, 3rd.

02:03

Belfast,

02:05

2nd. Belfast, Waltham.

02:11

Belfast, 200 Walden.

02:13

Baltham.

02:25

One was working in the basement, accidental activation, and put out a stand-down tone.

02:33

Yep.

02:39

Tensure Belfthew...

02:42

Tensure Belfast fireton, see you to touch your bell-fass fireton. This is a cancellation tone, near Main St. of Belfast.

02:48

PURG bellfish owner, again, cancellation tone, local, clear, 13-night.

02:52

Thank you for Wallover, Claritone.

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