Fire alarm leads to dust and extinguisher discharge at hotel, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a hotel near Exchange Street was triggered by dust and an extinguisher discharged on a vacuum. No active fire was found upon investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for box alarm.
00:07
Attention station, striking city box 2128 at The Press Hotel near Exchange Street showing general alarm smokes and pulse.
00:14
Responding on the box, ladder one, engine five, engine six, rescue one, your option is two.
00:19
Attention station, striking city box 2128 at The Press Hotel near Exchange Street showing general alarm smokes and pulse.
00:26
Responding on the box, ladder one, engine five, engine six, rescue one, your option is three.
00:35
Nineteen and Caroline.
00:42
Nineteen and Caroline, go ahead.
00:47
We're clear at our exam for a public assist only.
00:55
I'm going off at The Press Hotel near Exchange Street, seven-story hotel.
00:59
I'm mobile command investigating.
01:01
10-4[1], seven-story hotel, mobile command investigating.
01:05
Stay advised, we're getting reported the alarm's coming from the basement.
01:09
No flames or smoke seen.
01:12
Copy that.
01:26
Ladder one on scene, alpha side.
01:28
Stand by for ladder one on scene, alpha side.
01:35
Fire alarm to engine five.
01:39
Command answered.
01:42
Alarm company called in.
01:43
They got zone one smoke basement corridor M2153.
01:55
Station command, a firearm.
01:57
We reported that it was possibly dust from vacuuming.
02:01
Be investigating.
02:03
Ten four. Possibly dust from vacuuming, investigating.
02:06
Engine five, five, come in.
02:10
Change the address.
02:13
Yeah, someone dumped a extinguisher onto a vacuum.
02:19
There's nothing on fire.
02:22
Okay.
02:23
Commander, if I'm holding it, just hide.
02:26
Staff, we're all holding engine five.
02:27
Remaining units can be there.
02:34
Engine five.
02:41
Engine five,
02:43
go ahead.
02:49
I don't want an investigation.
02:50
Go ahead and reset.
02:57
I don't want an investigation.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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:
Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101
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