Gas leak prompts evacuation and road closures in Gorham, Gorham ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a gas leak was reported near Main Street in Gorham. Businesses were evacuated, and roads near Gray and Houston Road were closed. Multiple fire and rescue units responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Responding near Main Street.
00:02
Could you notify Unitill, please?
00:09
And the business did advise they have the gas company emergency tech on the way.
00:18
Copy. And where they're evacuating the restaurant?
00:22
I'm on, Muzzy.
00:23
Scarway, can you just confirm the one that I'm behind is the vehicle.
00:31
Thank you.
00:33
One final thing, if you could have Gorham shut off Gray Road at Huston Road, please.
00:42
Copy?
00:46
Form card two responding to Gray in Houston.
00:52
Copy card two.
00:55
Squad 27-5-on.
00:59
Squad 27, good.
01:02
Squad 27, 1-2 and 1233 with 2, Central Soundstaff.
01:07
Copy 27 and 23, enter.
01:16
2nd5-0-5-0-0-9-3-9-6.
01:24
Engine 26, ambulance 22, both in route from north, north and C.
01:29
Fire alarm, Gorham Ladder 2 is going to be responding to a window, switching their prime.
01:35
Your ladder, tuner.
01:39
Hey, Bill's 23 from 201.
01:44
Go ahead, Chief.
01:48
Abilance 23, could you come in from the River Road side on Depot? Shut it off there.
01:55
17.
01:57
Copy that.
02:00
Bobby 17.
02:02
36-carrow. I'm going to run the female in backfeller and then there's a male in the passenger seat to run as well, backfill.
02:09
We're responded here to see near Main Street.
02:12
Copy line, tuning.
02:14
Tune.
02:19
Can you get asset protection on the phone and I'll call in street blue.
02:24
Fire alarm from the Finnish Rescue One.
02:28
They're going to be shutting down the road at this gas leak.
02:34
We're back in the coverage area available.
02:40
Fire alarm copies back in the coverage area available.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Gorham, ME 04038
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