Gas odor prompts building evacuation in Portland, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported odor of gas inside a two-story wood frame building near Auburn Street in Portland. The building was evacuated as a precaution while fire units investigated the source of the odor.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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01:4
Transcript:
00:00
Still for ladder four, engine nine, engine eleven, rescue one, C five, near Auburn Street for an odor of gas in the building.
00:08
Your ops channel is going to be two.
00:10
Still for ladder four, engine nine, engine eleven, rescue one, C five, near Auburn Street for an odor of gas inside the building.
00:18
Ops is two.
00:24
Fire alarm to ladder four.
00:28
Ladder four.
00:30
Caller just wanted to advise that a driveway has very limited access, plenty of parking in the church next door.
00:37
Have the message sent yet?
00:44
Ladder four, fire alarm.
00:48
Fire alarm answering, ladder four.
00:51
On scene, two-story wood frame building is being evacuated.
00:54
Ladder four, assume command, investigating.
00:57
Ten four on scene, two-story wood frame building is being evacuated.
01:02
Ladder four has command and is investigating.
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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:
Auburn St, Portland, ME 04103
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