Propane explosion engulfs wooden shelter in fire, South Berwick ME
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Fire & ArsonA propane tank exploded and caused a wooden makeshift shelter near Boatyard Lane in South Berwick to catch fire. Firefighters are on scene but access is difficult. Additional manpower and forestry resources have been requested to contain the fire.
Audio|Heard on: South Berwick Police, Fire, and York Ambulance
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07:33
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch on the air for South Earth fire, transmitting a solar alarm for a propane tank explosion with an active fire.
00:07
It's going to be near Boatyard Lane.
00:13
Repeating dispatch on the air from where South Earth fire, transmitting a solar for propane tank explosion with an active fire.
00:20
It's going to be near Boatyard Lane.
00:23
Time your tone in two minutes.
00:28
C1 dispatch.
00:33
C1, go ahead.
00:36
Show me near Boatyard.
00:41
Call me C1 on scene.
00:44
All right, negative dispatch, I'm responding, not on scene.
00:48
Have any other information on this?
00:54
Well, the patient self-transported them to Cumberland Farms.
00:58
Amulans took him from there to the hospital.
01:01
Peeley on scene reporting itself wooden makeshift shelter, that's completely on fire.
01:05
Approximately 15 by 15.
01:13
Chief 2 to the Chief 1.
01:19
Go to the station.
01:21
We direct the, uh,
01:23
Royale in across some place.
01:27
Yeah, it was, uh,
01:30
by Wally's.
01:31
Yeah, correct.
01:46
Engine one, go ahead.
01:56
Copy that, did you get the update.
02:05
Off the two, tape one.
02:06
Okay,
02:10
gap.
02:15
Yeah, access for this is going to be an issue.
02:18
We're probably at best going to be able to get scared of crew in here with hand tools and use available snow in the area to keep this contained.
02:37
There he is.
02:45
Chairman from South Park, Injol1.
02:51
Go ahead.
02:53
We'll be en route.
02:54
We'll be en route.
02:55
Go ahead.
03:00
Copy engine one en route. Copy engine one en route.
03:07
Obstitute, NG1.
03:13
Yeah,
03:18
when you come up Boatyard,
03:21
you'll see the first cruiser,
03:23
you can go past my vehicle up to the second cruiser,
03:27
and it's going to be a bit of a walk-in from there.
03:35
Okay.
03:42
Carl, you're gonna need the tank truck.
03:52
Uh,
03:54
we can start it.
03:55
I'm not sure we're gonna be able to actually get any lines in this far to do anything other than just contain it with hand tools.
04:03
It's not going anywhere.
04:18
Chief One is special.
04:22
Go ahead.
04:27
Neely, another toll for manpower and having for the Forestry help.
04:35
Telfare. Tafflin.
04:36
Taffirm.
04:47
I'm going to be able to be.
04:55
Dispatch on the air for Southburg Fire, transmitting its own for manpower, requesting Forestry to respond to the scene of near Boatyard Lane,
05:05
an active outside fire from a propane tank explosion.
05:11
Repeating dispatch on the air for South Berk Fire, transmitting a tone, requesting manpower in the Forestry Unit,
05:17
to assist with an outside fire, propane tank explosion,
05:20
near Boatyard Lane.
05:22
Manpower Tone seven minutes.
05:31
...andman from South Park, Injewan.
05:37
Engine one, good?
05:40
Yeah, we're pulling on to Bulliard Lane.
05:47
Call the engine one on seat.
05:54
Sanford, York Amiens 3.
06:01
Quiet.
06:03
Off at WDH ending 4.5.
06:10
Copy 4.5.
06:14
Chief 1 to 83.
06:18
Go ahead, Chief One.
06:21
Yeah, we have you got a free second key, can you call myself on?
06:26
Yep, me too.
06:33
Keep on to stretch.
06:35
No one.
06:41
Self-er-inforcy-5 and dispatch.
06:47
Chief One, go ahead.
06:51
So Chief One going off on scene, Chief One will be assuming to blow your command.
06:58
Copy Chief One as command.
07:00
Sir, a second unit with traffic for dispatch.
07:05
Yes, 465 is on crew of two.
07:12
Copy 4th Street 5 with the crew too.
07:16
Engine 1, come here.
07:19
Good.
07:20
Yeah, we're at the end here.
07:21
What do you need?
07:26
Not sure, am I behind you?
07:31
A mile right in the way of this road.
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Location mentioned:
Boatyard Ln, South Berwick, ME 03908
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