Tree caught fire after contacting power lines in Boothbay, Boothbay ME
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a tree on fire after it contacted power lines on Ocean Point Road in Boothbay. Crews waited on scene for the power company to secure the lines before leaving.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln County Fire
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01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Post Base Fire 3, Lincoln.
00:02
You can show me on scene.
00:03
Be advised,
00:04
this is in the power line,
00:09
parking.
00:10
We're going to be standing by until CMP can get out here.
00:26
Four to three, you want engine two over there?
00:32
No, if you want to roll utility over here, it's just sitting in the trees, smoldering.
00:40
Top of that.
00:42
Blueface-Lincoln, closest poll number is poll 158.
00:47
Okay.
00:52
No.
00:58
Lincoln is the White-0-39.
01:13
Go ahead.
01:15
Lincoln, do we have any update on when CMP is going to be here?
01:20
Negative, they're extremely 106.
01:28
Copy that, just looking for an update as we have an active fire here.
01:37
Loop 3, utility 2 and road to ocean point road.
01:43
So for utility, 2nd.
01:44
For utility 2 for that.
01:50
Blue space region link and just be advised that this is a tree box and it's both.
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Location mentioned:
Ocean Point Rd, Boothbay, ME
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