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Smoke haze found in basement of rumford residenceRumford ME

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High St, Rumford, ME 04276

A two-story house near High Street in Rumford had smoke and haze in the basement. Fire crews were sent and a working fire was declared to address the situation. The smell was reported as electrical by a caller. No visible flames were seen outside.

Audio|Source: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
6-5-5-1-Rox2, Rumford Fire, MedCare, standby for a structure fire 480, check, near High Street, Rumford.
00:27
PACE unit, repeat your traffic.
00:31
655, second quarters.
00:35
655, back and quarters, 2031.
00:46
Pha-A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
01:00
Oxford, Fire,
01:02
Mexico Fire, and Medcare.
01:04
Respond near High Street and Rumford cross streets,
01:08
near Dunton Street and Free Street for smoke in the basement.
01:13
Echo level response, the time of your tone, 232.
01:22
Ox and RCCC from Mexico Engine 23 in row.
01:28
Engine 23 in route, 2033.
01:36
Rufford, engine 2, Latte 3, Unit 91 in route.
01:45
Copy engine two, ladder three, unit 91 in route,
01:49
233, break all units responding near High Street.
01:53
Advising the caller states it smells electrical.
02:02
Round for fire copies.
02:06
Oxford Fire 13.
02:11
Fire 13, go ahead.
02:15
I'll be arriving on scene.
02:16
I have a two-story, single-family wood frame residence.
02:18
Nothing visible from three sides.
02:20
13 will be establishing High Street Command.
02:22
Operations have been on attack one.
02:24
Stand by for 360.
02:30
Copy from front fire 13 on scene.
02:33
Assuming command, operations attack one.
02:42
552 alexer.
02:46
552 in route 2034.
02:53
Property Unit 91,000 on scene.
02:56
Unit 91 on scene 2036.
03:02
Our short from Robert Fire 13.
03:07
Fire 13, go ahead.
03:10
We have a light haze condition in the basement, go ahead and make it a working fire.
03:18
Copy, haze in the basement, working fire 2036.
03:26
Next, go engine 233 out on C.
03:32
133 on scene 2036, check 38.

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High St, Rumford, ME 04276

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