Electrical fire in apartment closet causes smoke, Holden ME
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Fire & ArsonAn electrical fire occurred in the heater unit inside a closet of an apartment at Upper Dedham Road, Holden. Fire crews found smoke in the building and checked for fire extension.
Audio|Heard on: Hancock County Public Safety
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06:9
Transcript:
00:00
The first alarm for Holden fire at 41 Upper Dedham Road, Apartment 101, Holden for report of an electrical fire.
00:24
Your time of page in 1933.
00:31
What's worth on you, Kenny?
00:41
390.
00:52
390. What are you got for more information?
00:56
Show 390 on the air responding.
00:58
A fire alarm was gone off, smell something hot, thinks the heat was turned up, and the wall was hot.
01:03
There is an odor of smoke with nothing visible.
01:07
1935.
01:08
Double, got it.
01:13
393 upon off-up.
01:15
3903. 390.
01:20
3903 respondent report copy 393 couldn't copy a second unit responding in 1935
01:30
3903 that's 392 sent for it copy 3902 it's 1935
01:38
synopt 6 in opta 323 same traffic 323 responding with 1935
01:48
390, Scott.
01:50
Will you go ahead and have Dedham toned down 2S with an engine?
01:57
Preeus right in the middle of the roadway.
02:00
P.C.
02:02
379, King Tom, Boston.
02:07
1046 with John, Stari Madre.
02:13
Go ahead with it.
02:17
27513. Again, 27513.
02:25
Sanford jail is notifying.
02:31
For a electrical fire,
02:36
time is 1936.
02:43
390 pronounced going to be on scene.
02:46
The two-story wood frame multi-unit department.
02:50
Nothing showing on arrival and nobody's outside.
02:53
Building has not been evacuated.
02:55
390 will go out in the fan.
02:56
After skating.
02:59
390, I call beer on scene, 1937.
03:07
Christopher Richardson.
03:11
10-4[1], and if you could run an SBI for him, this would be actual suspect you give a false name.
03:16
10-4[1]. Christopher, common spelling, or would you? Okay.
03:28
Thank you, Hancock, we'll be clear.
03:31
10-1.
03:35
Ellsworth to 2-22-7.
03:39
God.
03:43
I just texted you a booking photo from 2011 and some information on a tattoo that might help with identification.
03:53
Gentle.
03:59
C. C. C. C.C. from Peninsula 01.
04:09
Dedham 373 responding, crew of two.
04:17
41 Upper Dedham Road, apartment 101 in Holden, Hades, 1940.
04:26
Go ahead.
04:33
So we do have some sort of an electrical fire, the heater unit, in a closet.
04:39
It looks like it's combined and should be out at this time.
04:41
We're checking for extension to get a smoke in the building.
04:44
All units continue.
04:50
Thank you for a copy.
04:51
Some sort of electrical fire heater is in the closet.
04:53
Have smoke in the building.
04:54
Keep all units coming.
04:56
1941.
05:00
Command to the data muted comment, I'll have you follow the driveway.
05:05
Right up behind 392 for now and I'll take you crew to the front door.
05:11
Copy direct,
05:12
behind 392 and crew at the front door.
05:16
Commandant at 323, stay at the water source behind doors.
05:20
Just the case.
05:24
323, cops direct.
05:31
234. I was at 5.46 with them.
05:37
34. Are you headed into the jail?
05:41
10.4?
05:47
4? I will give them a call.
05:48
Let him know your call.
05:53
The 3 is going to be off and hold them.
05:55
Hold on.
05:58
373, you're up on scene, it's 1943.
06:04
Hold in command, what else got?
06:08
Hold in command, go ahead.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Upper Dedham Rd, Holden, ME 04429
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