Propane tank fire outside East Machias home

Heard on: Cherryfield FireRescue

01:11

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

For the East Machias Fire Department, repeating East Machias Fire Department, please respond to (number withheld) Lakeside Road West in East Machias.

00:11

(number withheld) Lakeside Road West in East Machias.

00:15

This is for a propane tank that is shooting flames.

00:20

Repeating, East Machias Fire Department, please respond to (number withheld) Lakeside Road West in East Machias.

00:28

(number withheld). Lakeside Road West.

00:31

This is for a propane tank that is shooting flames out of it.

00:35

Tell me your tones, 2031.

00:42

Ted 4 en route, 2033.

00:49

Ted 4.

00:55

Sounds like about a 20-gallon, and it sounds like it was right outside the house.

01:00

It was hooked up to a grill.

01:04

We did advise the RP not to attempt to move it or put it out, but it sounded like he was trying to get it away from the structure.

7/24/2026 05:32 PM

Fire

Lakeside West Rd, East Machias, ME 04630

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a home near Lakeside Road West in East Machias for a propane tank connected to a grill that was reportedly shooting flames outside the house. The tank appeared to be about 20 gallons and the reporting party was advised not to move or extinguish it, though he may have been trying to move it away from the structure.