Fire alarm activated at carnegie science hall, Lewiston ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at Carnegie Science Hall near Campus Avenue at Bates College. Fire and security units responded and investigated the source of smoke. Workers in the building were performing maintenance, including removing a detector cap on the fifth floor. The situation was assessed, and units cleared after confirming no emergency.
Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
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04:46
Transcript:
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Lewiston Engine 4, Lewiston Engine 5, Lewiston Engine 7, Ladder 1 and Four Hundred and Fifteen for a box ringing in.
00:06
The campus is going to be Carnegie Science Hall.
00:09
Ringing in on the digitizer,
00:11
near Campus Avenue.
00:19
Special units en route, near Campus.
00:21
Central units en route.
00:23
Box ringing in on the digitizer.
00:25
It's going to be for Carnegie Science Hall.
00:28
The only box I currently have offline is one hundred and thirty-six central for Bates, for community hall.
00:42
Responding.
00:52
Five and six for a well-being check.
01:03
Engine four is on.
01:04
All units are responding.
01:05
Connery D, Science Hall, College near Tenth at six thousand seven hundred thirty nine.
01:10
Master Four ringing in.
01:12
State Security advised en route.
01:20
Seven on scene, green three sides.
01:24
We'll be investigating.
01:27
Seven on scene, green on three sides investigating.
01:38
Ladder one on scene, zero four one five.
01:40
Four hundred and 15, ladder one on scene.
01:43
Four hundred and 15 assuming command.
01:47
Nicholson campus.
01:50
Five hydrant, Nicholson campus.
01:58
We is on seventy-one.
02:01
Gate's pit for smoke.
02:04
Going to investigate.
02:09
And cop gate's pit for smoke.
02:17
Man from 51, yeah.
02:19
The guy reports that they're doing work up there.
02:23
We just get a go with this piece.
02:31
Copy.
02:36
I've got some people working in the building that are coming my way trying to flag me down.
02:46
Copy that.
02:57
One nine five one.
03:03
One (number withheld) Bates Street, Lewiston, apartment (number withheld) is the back entrance.
03:08
The caller will be by the ramp.
03:11
Fifty five year old male,
03:13
detox foot pain, Charlie level, and I'll get your bay door.
03:22
Fifty one.
03:27
Man answering 51.
03:33
Gentleman over here is stating he took a dust cap off one of the detectors on the fifth floor, and when he did that, nothing's up that line.
03:40
What they're finding inside, that's what it is.
03:47
I mean, copy.
04:03
Yeah, from seventy-one.
04:09
Seventy-one.
04:14
All right, this is like leading up here.
04:17
Well, go ahead and shut.
04:23
Man copies positions are clear.
04:27
You're gonna attempt to reset.
04:30
This is from command.
04:34
Come in, guys.
04:41
You can clear engine four, engine five, or 15.
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Location mentioned:
Carnegie Science Hall, Lewiston, ME 04240
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