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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at family shelterPortland ME

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Near Chestnut St, Portland, ME 04101

A fire alarm was activated at the family shelter near Chestnut Street. Smoke was detected in a front bedroom on the second floor. The building was evacuated while fire crews investigated. The cause of the smoke alarm is unknown and the system was reset after investigation.

Audio|Source: Portland Fire
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Tentist stations striking the supervised box for near Chestnut St, the family shelter.
00:05
It's going to be for an alarm just showing general fire.
00:09
Responding on the box is ladder 1, Engine 5, Engine 6, your option is 2. I mean, it's striking the supervised box for near Chestnut St, the family shelter.
00:17
It's going to be for a fire alarm just showing a general activation. Responding on the box is ladder 1, engine 5, engine 6, your option is 2.
00:31
Engine 5 as a box.
00:38
Engine 5 now.
00:44
Fire alarm answering engine 5.
00:48
Three-story wood frame, residential, nothing showing from three sides. Alarms are active, buildings currently being evacuated. Engine 5 is moment I'm investigating.
01:01
Top 4, Engine 5. Please join with Fram, Residential, nothing's turning from three sides. Limes are activating the building as being evacuated. Engine 5 has mobile command off of investigating.
01:11
Okay.
01:16
All right, Father.
01:20
Hi, I'm entering, fans.
01:24
The panel is indicating Division 2 front bedroom smoke.
01:29
Latter 1 is the investigator.
01:37
Time for our panel showing Division 2 front bedroom smoke, ladder 1 is in rescuing.
01:52
File, Army, 3, Command.
01:55
Holding engine 5, letter 1, you get on the balance.
01:58
Time 4. Holding engine 5 and letter 1, all of their upper ice can be in service.
02:09
Command, Filer. File, Filer.
02:11
File, Army, Cray, Command.
02:15
Fire, Command.
02:18
Smoke detector activation, Division 2, front bedroom for unknown cause.
02:23
Systems reset, holding,
02:25
commands terminated. It'll start the recall.
02:31
Time 4. We're left our alarm, striking the recall on the supervised box for near Chestnut St at the Family Shelter.
02:37
Unknown cause for the alarm all the apparatus hard and service time as a recall is 019.

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Near Chestnut St, Portland, ME 04101

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