Fire alarm triggers at multi-use building near Congress St, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonA general fire alarm was activated near Congress Street in Portland at a multi-story, multi-use building. Smoke, heat, and elevator shaft detectors were triggered. Several fire units responded and began investigating the cause.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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01:9
Transcript:
00:00
Tension Station, striking city box 3505 for near Congress Street, general alarm, smoke, heat detection, pull stations, on the box, ladder 6, engine 5, engine 6, rescue 1, your office channel V2.
00:13
Tension Station, striking city box 3505 for near Congress Street, general alarm, smoke, heat detection, and pull stations, on the box, ladder 6, engine 5, engine 6, rescue 1, you're off channel V2.
00:32
Fire alarm vision, five.
00:36
Fine.
00:38
The alarm company has Central elevator shaft smoke detector.
00:44
Sample.
00:50
Sample. Mr.
00:51
5, follows.
00:56
The problem, Mr. Engine 5.
00:58
On scene at near Congress Street.
01:01
Multi-story, multi-use, I'll come in and investigating.
01:05
104, on-scene, multi-story, multi-use.
01:08
Engine 5 is command investigating.
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Location mentioned:
Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
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