Possible gas leak at residential area in Windham, Windham ME
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders are investigating a possible gas leak near Vance Drive in Windham. Roads near the area are being closed and gas levels are being closely monitored for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Do you give me a description of near Vance Drive? I think near Vance Drive is actually Dallas.
00:08
...on our gas, combustible gas sniffer,
00:13
approximately 200 feet away from their yard.
00:22
...competies.
00:23
You have readings about 200 feet from their yard.
00:27
When I'm 14, on Google it shows a four-unit apartment building, light in color.
00:39
Copy.
00:40
That near Vance drive then?
00:44
Yeah,
00:46
come in from the Canberra-Gat-Born Roadside.
00:50
It's going to have you shut it down at the Hannaford entrance and stand by.
00:56
It does look like it's going to be more near Vance drive.
01:00
It doesn't look like there's a unit at 25.
01:03
Kelly, thank you.
01:04
I'll be out there.
01:07
Time for.
01:12
County to 332.
01:17
Good. Good.
01:21
Have you'll respond to (number withheld) Edith Falls Road for domestic.
01:27
The caller is having some issues with her fiance.
01:31
He's not supposed to be drinking due to a court order.
01:34
He's been harassing the caller all night.
01:36
He's been drinking.
01:37
3.50.
01:41
I'll have you start too.
01:44
Understood.
01:47
(number withheld) Edith Falls Road.
01:50
A dog does have it plotting on Dallas Drive.
01:57
Civil.
01:58
My Sarah May I'll walk in the dog.
02:01
I'll go check in with him.
02:03
321. 10.4.
02:07
I'll take that call for 32.
02:09
If you just start me at D1 unit for a second.
02:16
Okay, 3.50.
02:18
Is you copy?
02:28
Witness squad 27 fire alarm.
02:32
Squad 27, go ahead.
02:34
So you can stand down unless you're closed bar.
02:36
On the Tamburee trail side, you can also show image 23 on scene.
02:41
Copy Amy Mule 23, train on scene.
02:43
Roger down to timber and trail set.
02:45
You can start that way if you'd like.
02:48
Command fire, please.
02:50
Fireler, I'm gonna keep recorded.
02:52
Go ahead.
02:55
I'm going to need you to go to the Walmart auto body entrance and shut down that back parking lot, and that's your container.
03:05
Are you able to respond?
03:10
In-rope.
03:12
In-roof.
03:14
Discover, I can start that way as well.
03:16
5-7, the command.
03:19
Yes, 321.
03:22
Good.
03:24
Need a setup for a barricade.
03:28
Come up landing road up till Lowe's, there's a neighborhood there with an entrance and set up there.
03:36
And if we've got to evacuate the neighborhood, we'll deal with it then.
03:40
Right now we're just going to hold everyone in place.
03:45
Copy that.
03:53
Command from 201.
03:58
Go ahead, Chief.
04:03
Is the back gate open?
04:05
I have a rental.
04:09
The back gate is open into the storage tank area.
04:12
That's where I started walking to.
04:14
A guy with about 200 feet and the sniffer started going crazy.
04:17
A couple.
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Location mentioned:
Vance Dr, Windham, ME 04062
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