Fire alarm triggered by construction dust in commercial building, Scarborough ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 12:57 PM

Near U.S. Rte 1, Scarborough, ME 04074

A fire alarm went off at a commercial building near US Route 1 during construction work. The alarm was set off by dust from sheetrock materials, but no fire was found. The building was evacuated while firefighters investigated.

Audio|Source: Scarborough Fire

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Transcript:

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discover fire alarm for engine seven ladder one ambulance one spot a near US Route 1, Willowdale Place

00:10

to be for a fire alarm sounding called him by the alarm company we did receive a call from the property he did receive a call from the property that it was set off by sheetrock dust 4 click angelate 5.9 1557

00:31

Anvil's one bomb.

00:34

Amble's one room.

00:43

Engine 7.4.

00:45

Engine 7.

00:48

A little bit free. With the traffic,

00:51

Ladder 1 can respond, code 1.

00:54

And the car 7 is not responding. Ingest 7, we'll take this one.

00:58

Copy. Engine 7, route with 3. Lot of 1, you can respond, code 1.

01:07

Well, and they're on the road.

01:09

No good.

01:11

The other one on the road.

01:15

All right from ambulance one.

01:19

Ambulance one.

01:22

One thing, four-story commercial.

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Nothing showing from four sides.

01:26

Everything is evacuated.

01:28

We'll be investigating already on prime.

01:30

Copy ambulance one, four-story.

01:33

Nothing showing.

01:34

Belize evacuated. He'll be investigating.

01:36

Staying on primary.

01:44

And with one from car four, there is an active build permit in unit 30.

01:51

Check the third floor.

01:58

Four else. Four else need a point.

02:06

Ambulance one.

02:09

Spoke to a contract on the seat and she locked us. You're going to investigate. You were just.

02:17

Copy. You spoke with a contractor. There it is. Sheet rocked us.

02:21

16-0-1.

02:23

For seven-office and seven-dofficer, we're taking command.

02:29

Copy engine seven-offster taking command.

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