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Wire reported down near Commercial St and Castle VarietyPortland ME

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Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101

As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible wire was reported down on the sidewalk near Commercial Street and Castle Variety in Portland. Responding units secured the wire to a telephone post, and no injuries were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:24
Transcript:
00:00
Still for engine 5, 94 commercial street near Castle Variety.
00:04
It's a reported wire down on the sidewalk.
00:09
Optional is 4.
00:10
It's engine 5, 94 commercial street, the area of Castle Variety for a wire down.
00:19
Don't life are still around.
00:29
Engine 6, ladder 6, ladder 1, rescue 1, C5.
00:32
Number 4 Hill Street, through the order of gas in the hallways,
00:39
channel 6. It's engine 6, ladder 6, ladder 6, ladder 1, rescue 1, C5,
00:45
4 Hill Street, to the order of gas and the haulies,
00:48
channel 6.
00:53
You're 5, Brown.
00:58
Answering engine five.
01:02
We're in here at 94 commercial and channel full.
01:05
Town full.
01:11
The problem engine five.
01:17
Were you able to come up there?
01:21
We were at the cable line.
01:22
We've got it secure to the telephone post.

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Location mentioned:
Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101

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