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Engine requires tow on I-295 in MaineCumberland County ME

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I-295, Maine

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel on I-295 in Maine requested a heavy-duty tow truck to recover a fire engine from a scene. There was also mention of a possible vehicle in a ditch near the southbound off-ramp. No injuries or hazards were confirmed at the time.

Audio|Heard on: York and Cumberland County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
00:33
Transcript:
00:00
(name withheld), will you call Phillips Towing? Request their big rig wrecker to the scene.
00:10
You got any calls about a car in the ditch on the I-295 southbound off-ramp?
00:22
Just inquiring, what's it for?
00:29
Gonna need to tow Engine 2 out of the scene.
00:33
Fire on copy.

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Location mentioned:
I-295, Maine
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