Smoke detected in basement at building near Congress Street, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered by smoke detected in the basement at a building near Congress Street in Portland. The cause was later identified as cleaning staff activities.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
00:57
Transcript:
00:00
Attention station striking city box 621 at building near Congress Street.
00:05
Looks like it might actually be building near Congress Street.
00:08
For the launching smokes and poles in the basement storage, on the back side are 6 engine 6, engine 5, Ops 2.
00:17
Again, stations striking city box 621 at building near Congress.
00:26
For the alarm showing smoke in the basement on the box, that are six, engine, engine five, opts, two.
00:38
Engine six, file, and Bramong company set the box.
00:42
Time for.
00:48
So the company is responding to building near Congress Street, it looks like we got another call back.
00:53
It was the cleaners that set off the fire alarm.
00:56
Looks like they're going to meet you outside.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
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