False alarm from burnt food on Hanover Street, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residential building near Hanover Street in Portland. The alarm was triggered by burnt food on the sixth-floor kitchen area. Smoke was briefly visible but there was no fire, and the alarm system was reset after inspection.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Breaking to the box 2570 for the alarm near Hanover Street showing general heat, smoke, and pull on the box.
00:09
Ladder six, engine five, engine six, rescue one, channel two.
00:13
I'm taking C box 2570 for the alarm near Hanover Street.
00:18
It's a general alarm covering smoke, pull, and heat on the box.
00:32
Engine five has arrived.
00:56
Six-story noncombustible residential, nothing showing from three sides.
01:37
(Name withheld) indicating sixth floor elevator lobby smoke.
02:07
Cooking smoke, floor seven.
02:35
Burning food on the sixth floor.
03:07
Burnt food, sixth floor, alarm reset and holding.
03:11
Terminated, also on the recall.
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:
Hanover St, Portland, ME 04101
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