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Interior gas leak prompts evacuation near Saco AvenueOld Orchard Beach ME

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Saco Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064

Emergency responders were dispatched to a reported gas leak inside a commercial building near Saco Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. The building was evacuated due to a strong smell of propane detected inside.

Audio|Heard on: Southern York County Public Safety
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
It's funny for reported interior gas leak.
00:03
Callers advising a strong smell of gas inside the building.
00:06
Again, that's engine 72, truck 71, 217, Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, Golden Nozzle.
00:12
Responding for a...
00:13
player to athlete's interior,
00:16
colored by the strong smell of propane inside.
00:18
Oh,
00:19
let's split, WJ, C2J, C221.
00:23
Okay, you want.
00:32
Clear problem, sudden, down to you.
00:42
45.
00:46
If you're available, we go down to 38 pull on-hound.
00:53
If you could,
00:56
if you're available, we go down the 38 portal now, check that.
01:10
Got you don't know.
01:14
Can you hear that?
01:17
Enteroococcal up.
01:19
I think got two-share responding, 217, Saco Avenue has the golden nozzle.
01:25
She's guard and ship of applying Crestow's subject.
01:28
If he has me to answer me to phone up, they should like to have the check.
01:34
Hello.
01:43
Great news, thank you.
01:57
Cartagioidstressy below, I'm company at Elevina Problem at 38 Portland and a milkite.
02:02
Only overland on the gun engine.
02:07
Affirmative, if I can freeze somebody up, I will block, that's the copper order that.
02:11
I'll be. I'm coming from a lot, thank you.
02:18
...anywide-J 72 responding?
02:20
Uh, they truck 71 and 72 responding.
02:28
Kotuildewish.
02:29
Tye, too, then.
02:32
Arriving one-story commercial on the trophy exterior of the SGAG, got to as Sokolov command.
02:41
Copy, contact on the scene, one-story commercial.
02:43
Air Metculek, Scott.
02:52
Was there any reports have anyone tracked inside?
02:58
Command 2-2-7-71? Do you want to answer?
03:11
They're reporting I have the odor in that propane takeover recently sold at an LMC.
03:15
The building is evacuated if you want to stage in the Jimmy the Greek's parking lot and then 72 have them come around to the temple outside.
03:25
Do you cover that?
03:28
72 has it.
03:31
72 if you want to stage at the Hydrolet's corner of old sub.

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Saco Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
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Incident Timeline

  1. Ventilation and Scene Control
  2. Command Established and Leak Confirmed
  3. Building Evacuated and Staging Established
  4. Confirmation of Propane Odor
  5. Emergency Units Dispatched
  6. Strong Smell of Gas Reported

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