False alarm caused by accidental system test at condo, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to an alarm at Cross Street Condos in Portland. The alarm was triggered accidentally during a system test and was confirmed false.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
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00:39
Transcript:
00:00
A call from a lot of companies on 16 east side.
00:03
Call by 439 smokes.
00:06
We get a call from (name withheld), who is on site there.
00:09
Mayac 30, he set the detector off.
00:12
The system was taken off test about 20 minutes ago.
00:17
Okay, confirming it, you know now and confirm they did accidentally set it off.
00:22
All set.
00:25
Okay.
00:27
That's... Four.
00:28
Seven code one to verify.
00:30
Cancel the balance.
00:35
Got, car seven in.
00:36
Seven, code one.
00:37
Any valance two, Ladder 1, you can be in service.
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Location mentioned:
Cross St, Portland, ME 04101
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