Evacuation at Lewiston home caused by water leak and smoke, Lewiston ME
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported on the second floor of a home near Perley Street in Lewiston, along with water leaking through the walls. One occupant was evacuated. Fire crews found no visible fire but discovered a broken heat pipe causing significant water leakage.
Audio|Heard on: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS
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04:43
Transcript:
00:00
For this engine, three, four, five, seven, louder water, 1415, 3, 4, 5, 7, louder water, 1415.
00:07
Near Perley Street.
00:08
Near Perley Street.
00:09
It's going to be for smoke in the home on the second floor and water coming through the walls.
00:16
When one person was in the home and they were evacuating.
00:20
(number withheld).
00:26
Three units are on.
00:30
That's unit, following near Perley.
00:32
Near for smoke on the in the home on the second floor.
00:36
Water coming through the walls.
00:38
One person in at home, evacuating.
00:45
Body.
00:47
Hi respond.
00:57
Oh.
01:03
Goalston, 3, through near Perley.
01:07
Oh,
01:08
yes, always point two.
01:09
Near Perley, near Perley Streets are going for smoke in the home on the second floor and water coming from the walls.
01:15
One person in the home at the time and they are evacuating.
01:18
Cross streets are Sabattus and Early.
01:22
Lowell's on scene, two-story wood, from home.
01:25
Not the show on the outside, 41-house, and we all right.
01:29
Force on scene, two-story wood, not the show, and that's the evening.
01:32
Boy, West Smith.
01:39
7th, 7th, 7th Street in a Lager.
01:41
7th, Roger.
01:47
This is stand light and one on scene 415 units in the command.
01:51
Engine 3, why don't you stay, on Sabatis Street?
01:57
Yes, Chris.
02:09
The 3 copies message, stage on Sabatis.
02:15
Copy that, I'd call.
02:17
It's over the radio. Mustna Cull to Cross.
02:24
Yeah, from 41.
02:31
Go ahead, 41.
02:36
We're on Division 2, there's a broken heat pipe up here.
02:41
If anybody's going to the base and we need the water shut off the heating system.
02:49
That's 441.
02:52
Watercook, take care of that.
02:57
I'm Johnny. Five on C.
02:59
Five on C.
03:03
Gone. Engine 3 is on scene, stage, they're early spout.
03:08
Agent 3, I have seen, stage.
03:13
Porty-one, compartment conditions greens inside the building.
03:18
Supporters.
03:22
Fire.
03:28
We have steam up here from the first pipe, but I haven't been in the basement at all.
03:33
Division 1 and Division 2 didn't have any.
03:36
...home.
03:41
...to this building.
03:47
...time point.
03:56
L1 you copy, you have a solar system on this building if you can take a look around in the basement and see if you see anything that usual.
04:02
I have a throw switch right outside here.
04:10
Command from L1.
04:13
Go ahead, 01.
04:17
Conditions are clear in the basement.
04:18
We do have water leaking everywhere.
04:21
We're working on setting the water off.
04:31
One from 41, whatever you did it, it stopped pushing the water out of that pipe down.
04:36
All right, you should be all set upstairs.
04:42
We secure the water down here.
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Location mentioned:
Perley St, Lewiston, ME 04240
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