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Smoke from wood stove causes concern near Sabattus StreetLewiston ME

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Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to heavy smoke near 1345 Sabattus Street in Lewiston caused by a poorly installed wood stove in a garage. There was no active fire outside the stove.

Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
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04:40
Transcript:
00:00
For the 415 engine 3 engine 4.057, the motor wants to respond to me across the street near Sabattus Street.
00:08
Lots of smoke coming from the house.
00:10
All around, chest not park, nothing pile.
00:17
We're going to proceed to petting yield just to make sure I thought down there.
00:20
Clearing service.
00:30
units in Route near Sabattus Street.
00:33
To be across from near Sabattus Street,
00:37
.
00:39
There's lots of smoke, possibly coming from the garage.
00:42
There's lots of vehicles outside of small.
00:44
It could be a white building.
00:48
All right,
00:51
most anyone.
00:52
Sorry.
00:56
Sorry.
00:58
Hello, 3.
01:04
Go on, engine 3,
01:06
near Sabattus status.
01:09
So all units on in 1424, if you just be aware if it is near Sabattus Street, there's the residents that has a very hard time with law enforcement.
01:19
I don't have anybody clear to send over there right now.
01:27
Florida scene copies.
01:33
Off center from 415, once you do get an officer to get them that way, that'd be great.
01:40
And copy.
01:46
Com center, 422 and read.
01:50
422AWAWAW.
01:59
Com Center 520.
02:06
Okay.
02:11
White Oak Hill Road is now open.
02:12
I'm clearing service.
02:18
I copy.
02:21
Lewiston Engine 4 is on scene.
02:23
We have smoke shown from behind the garage.
02:26
I'm not sure if structures are fall down.
02:28
What do you have to me? I'll be on that city.
02:31
Morning clock, y'all shoo up.
02:37
Command. Command.
02:40
Command, guys.
02:44
This is a poorly installed wood stove in a garage.
02:48
There's no active fire right now.
02:49
I'm best to get to you there yet.
02:53
Copy, woodstorm and garage, no active fire.
02:55
So I'm not getting any.
03:02
Well, check that, there is fire in the wood stove, but it's not extending anywhere that I can see right now.
03:06
Just a lot of smoke instruction.
03:09
I copy. Let's just sunk.
03:16
The scene off at a heighter.
03:21
Okay.
03:26
Out center and set, it'll be on again.
03:29
Okay.
03:34
Four hit gains I'm seeing, assuming you connect more.
03:39
23.
03:40
One point three.
03:42
One point three.
03:48
Command answering 41.
03:53
I think we're just going to put this whistle out.
03:57
He's got this flow kind of rigged poorly and there's smoking the structures.
04:01
We probably need to lie in hell mentally and we're going to put it out.
04:10
Command copies do you need three and five.
04:16
Copy, command?
04:21
Will you be also with yourself,
04:24
Ladder 1, and engine 7?
04:30
Yes.
04:37
ComCenter from command, you can clear engine 5 and engine 3.

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Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240
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