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Small fire reported near Congress Street in PortlandPortland ME

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audio iconFire & Arson
Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

A small fire was discovered outside near the stairwell at 602 Congress Street in Portland. The fire alarm was triggered but the fire was minor and crews reset the alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
00:35
Transcript:
00:00
The alarm was rolled from a small fire near the stairwell outside.
00:06
This is then reset.
00:08
If you can just let the rep know that the board that was over that door needs to be secured.
00:16
And we're going to be in service sector prime.
00:23
Okay,
00:24
for a fire alarm, we call City Box 2203, near Congress Street.
00:29
The cause of the alarm was a small fire outside.
00:34
Luxem made aware of the issue.

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Location mentioned:
Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Checks and Clearance
  2. Alarm Reset and Scene Secured
  3. Building Management Notified
  4. Small Fire Located and Extinguished
  5. Fire Units Arrive and Investigate
  6. Fire Alarm Activated at 602 Congress Street

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