Possible gas leak reported near Maplewood Avenue, Old Orchard Beach ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a neighbor reported a possible gas leak inside a residence near Maplewood Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. Fire units were dispatched and staged nearby. The neighbor shut off the gas, and the propane company was expected to arrive shortly. The resident was not home at the time.
Audio|Heard on: Southern York County Public Safety
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02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Old Orchard Beach 5th apartment transmitting is still alarm.
00:03
District 2, engine 72 truck 71, responder number near Maplewood Avenue.
00:08
Cross street of 11th Street and 15th Street.
00:11
Caller reporting is still on gas inside the residence.
00:15
Caller was a neighbor calling it in.
00:17
W.PWJ 221, 1842.
00:21
Okay,
00:25
42. Polarship 37.
00:31
So 718 cutting down number near Maplewood adds for a gas leak in the building.
00:37
Good.
00:39
Okay. Okay.
00:41
Okay.
00:47
Got you. Got you.
00:49
Thank you.
00:52
Very two.
00:55
In route, near Maplewood.
00:58
To a second route.
01:03
And near Maplewood is calling by the neighbor.
01:05
The resident at 4 is not home.
01:08
The neighbor did shut the gas off and suburban propane should be there in less than two minutes.
01:15
Pro the neighbor.
01:21
Move up.
01:24
Come on.
01:31
Cat tool, looking.
01:33
Cartoon. Cartoon.
01:36
I'll be arriving for me, but stay by first three six.
01:39
I'm going to have to walk the location.
01:41
Break,
01:42
uh, Katu then to W2.
01:45
Go ahead.
01:48
There's a hydrant-the-corner corner on Maplewood if you want a stage there.
01:51
Truck 71, you're going to have to stay out on 15th Street as well.
01:56
Short 71 has it.
01:57
The truck 71 engine 72 or hurt.
02:02
Seventy-one and 72 Shireland.
02:04
Hold on you can show Katz, too, with Maplewood command.
02:12
Copy card two with Maplewood command.
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Location mentioned:
Maplewood Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
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