Small fire at commercial metal company in Portland, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a small debris fire inside a commercial building near Lancaster Street in Portland. Smoke was seen coming from overhead service doors and the roof. The fire was contained to debris on the floor and extinguished with a charged line.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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03:45
Transcript:
00:00
Attention station striking dustbox 516 near Lancaster Street.
00:06
It's going to be at the E.
00:07
Perry Iron Metal Company reporting smoke from overhead service door.
00:15
Causes of the doors turning black.
00:17
On the box, ladder 1, ladder 6, ladder 3, engine 5, engine 6, under 11, rescue 1, mid-Q5, C5, C9, opts 2.
00:28
Station striking dustbox 516 near Lancaster Street at the E-Perry Iron Metal Company, report of smoke coming from the building,
00:40
service doors turning black.
00:42
On the back side of one, ladder 6, ladder 3 is right at engine 5,
00:47
engine 6, under 11, rescue 1, MedQ 5, C5, C5, C9, up to.
00:58
Injunction 5, Philem, Central is the boss.
01:03
Temper.
01:08
3rd 5, Philem.
01:11
Engine 5, Philem.
01:16
We're on a scene,
01:19
115 Lancaster, single-story, commercial building.
01:25
Looks like we do have smoke from the roof.
01:29
We're going to investigate further, I'll command.
01:35
Time for engine 5, unseen, single-story commercial building, smoke coming from the roof, investigating.
01:41
Engine 5, as command.
01:56
I have a sufficient hand pilot.
02:00
I want to be entry.
02:03
Not making an entry to the building.
02:08
You can strike the all hands and C5 to that command.
02:15
Ten for a shaking all hands.
02:22
Stand by for Boxalone.
02:29
Central Station is upgrading the dustbox on near Lancaster Street to an all-hands,
02:36
MedQ1 if you could start that way.
02:40
Again, shrugging the all-hands for near Lancaster Street, Mike Q1, if you could start that way.
02:49
Offs will be too.
02:55
C5 trouble something.
02:59
Okay, pull up in front of the right.
03:01
Okay, pull up in front of the right.
03:02
I'm here in command.
03:11
Command.
03:15
We do have a small fire in the building.
03:18
Looks like it's just going to be debris on the floor.
03:23
That's your file will be charging line.
03:27
We can copy if your files on the inside the building with a small fire charge line.
03:38
And then you're five.
03:44
We do have power-secure.
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Congress St, Portland, ME 04102
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