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Power loss and odor reported at Salvation ArmyLewiston ME

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Main St, Lewiston, ME 04240

According to the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to the Salvation Army on Main Street in Lewiston after reports of a power outage and a strange odor inside the building. The source was unclear, possibly gas or electrical. The building was evacuated as a precaution.

Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
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01:12
Transcript:
00:00
Lewiston Engine 7, Lewiston Engine 7, Salvation Army Three, near Main Street.
00:05
They lost their power and now they have some sort of strange odor inside.
00:12
Responding.
00:15
Number nine, ten four, code three.
00:18
Seven twelve, near West Minot Road in Minot, apartment number two.
00:24
A sixty-seven-year-old female states she's unwell, she's vomiting, and she believes she might have COVID.
00:30
Code three.
00:41
Rescue two.
00:45
Two, go ahead.
00:47
Medic on board.
00:48
Your turn.
00:51
Time for medic on board, sir.
00:52
Turning.
00:59
Store, they did lose their power and now they have some sort of strange odor in the building.
01:04
Caller didn't know if it was gas or electrical smoke.
01:07
She had no idea, everybody's evacuated at Alpha Cross Street King Oliver.

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Main St, Lewiston, ME 04240
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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Location Confirmation
  2. Ladder 1 Joins Scene for Assistance
  3. Investigation of Rooftop Unit
  4. Caller Reports Possible Gas or Electrical Odor
  5. Initial Dispatch to Salvation Army Store

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