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False fire alarm triggered by cooking at edge buildingSouth Berwick ME

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audio iconFire & Arson
South Berwick, ME 03908

A fire alarm was triggered at the Edge Building near Main Street in South Berwick. Fire crews responded and found the alarm was caused by cooking activity, not a fire. The scene was cleared after confirming it was a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: South Berwick Police, Fire, and York Ambulance
Listen to dispatch call
02:21
Transcript:
00:00
Sorry, stand by for alarm activation.
00:02
Sorry, stand by alarm activation.
00:03
Okay, stand by alarm activation.
00:17
This session, the airport fire transmitting a still alarm for an alarm activation,
00:23
general fire, commercial building, Charlie Level,
00:29
at The Edge Building, near Main Street.
00:32
This session, the airport fire transmitting a still alarm for an alarm activation,
00:37
Charlie Level, General Fire, the edge building near Main Street.
00:42
(number withheld).
00:46
Berwick Engine 2 hampered.
00:48
Engine two go ahead.
00:51
Responding near Main Street.
00:59
Where are we again to do, champion two, champered.
01:02
Engine two, go ahead.
01:06
On scene, three story and all the used building.
01:08
Nothing shown from three sides.
01:09
Officer two has command.
01:15
The 17, three-story commercial,
01:20
nothing from three-size-ups, the two assuming command.
01:22
It is showing Unit 302-A-H-L-L as the activation area.
01:30
Very safe.
01:34
Question.
01:37
Question.
01:41
Anya-2-2-2-2-good.
01:43
Let's bring on one way.
01:49
1143.
01:55
Amyeltz to you, that quarter.
01:56
Maybe it looks two, heckler.
01:59
Hey, Bill, it's two.
02:01
Popper, quarters.
02:04
1145.
02:05
Command, Stanford.
02:09
Go ahead, command.
02:12
Cooking mess up, alarm's been reset.
02:15
Engine tool, the clearance service, command is terminated.
02:19
Copy. Command terminated, cooking mess up 1145.

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