Power line guard causes minor smoke near Old Orchard Rd, Buxton ME


Fire department responded to smoke near a new house under construction near Old Orchard Rd. Investigation found no active fire; smoke was caused by a loose power line guard burning into a utility pole. Power company was called to fix the electrical issue. No hazard or further emergency response needed.
Audio|Source: Buxton Fire-Rescue and Buxton Police
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Boxed in from engine 422.
00:03
422.
00:04
Buxton, we're at near Old Orchard.
00:07
It appears that I don't have any smoke or fire, but there's a tiny bit of smoke possibly coming off of a fuse.
00:16
There's a brand new house being built right here, so I'm thinking something's got disturbed.
00:22
They'll be out investigating.
00:23
Okay, there's no smoke or fire, small amount of smoke coming off of the fuse.
00:27
Another new house to be getting up to you.
00:28
Fox is from Old Orchardriekernet.
00:30
Hold on your front.
00:31
Hold on your front plane.
00:33
Buck. And we found the source of the smoke.
00:36
One of the lines has a guard that has escaped from the pole and so it's burned into the pole a little bit.
00:43
We're going to need to get the CMP out here to deal with it.
00:45
We're going to see CMP poll number seven.
00:46
And don't have an address in the new house, but you can give us near Old Orchard.
00:50
We'll go over here.
00:51
They have certified in there sending somebody out.
00:54
I will give them the update. Stand for it and you cannot cancel all other units.
00:57
We'll be all set on the scenes.
00:58
Copy all of the units.
00:59
Keep carefully you all set on.
01:00
Fortone. Fortwell, opposite direct.
01:01
We're returning in service.
01:02
Attorney and certainly. I'll be clear I'll add notes.
01:05
I'm going to go ahead.
01:09
I make contact. I'll watch the group here. Buck, do you have traffic?
01:11
I do. I make contact with CMP.
01:13
They're going to call me back with the media.
01:14
104, but there's really not much we're going to be able to do here.
01:17
There's no hazard.
01:18
The pole's been kind of burned in already, so I don't think it's going to burn anymore.
01:21
So we're just going to do right.
01:23
I hope so a no-mone aircraft.
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Orchard Rd, Buxton, ME 04093
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