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Fire alarm triggered by damaged heat detector at towerPortland ME

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Back Bay Tower, 401 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101

A fire alarm was activated at Back Bay Towers in Portland due to a damaged heat detector found in the elevator. Firefighters investigated and confirmed there was no fire or smoke present at the scene.

Audio|Source: Portland Fire
02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead and stage for PD.
00:05
Jim Paul, we're behind a school bus.
00:08
Do you want us to go right or just keep going off-level?
00:13
Just keep going off-level. Just make sure you're stage until PD, secure the scene.
00:18
Sounds good, thank you.
00:24
Investigation command.
00:27
Command answer.
00:29
And the elevator runs.
00:34
There's nothing out there.
00:37
Slightly damaged heat detector.
00:39
That's good.
00:44
Time 4. Command to fireman.
00:48
Fire alarm, answer, command.
00:52
Holding engine five, ladder one, rescue one, you kept the house.
00:56
Ten-four, holding, engine five, Leather One, rescue one, remaining units responding to Back Bay Towers, you can be in service.
01:06
C-bye, Bobbys, you're taking a crime.
01:09
Dan, four, C-5.
01:15
Nine one, nine-one truck.
01:17
Bring the elevator up to 16.
01:21
24 I-16.
01:24
Makey one, follow.
01:29
Finally, let me say make you one?
01:32
Where stage is that diving in a module?
01:37
Ten-four, we haven't heard back here, just standby.
01:41
Ten-four. Five-four.
01:47
Find your pipe, problem.
01:54
Oh, I'm actually.
01:58
I was good at 10 on the report of over the smoke. We do not find anything. There is a bad detector up in the elevator.
02:04
That house, we've got to take you out of it.
02:06
You can go to check the record. We'll be able to go in the front.
02:11
10 4, circular recall for Desbox 561-441 Carboneb Back Bay Towers.
02:17
That heat detector was found in the elevator.
02:21
Paul Rapparison Service.
02:22
Time of recall, 1428.

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Back Bay Tower, 401 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101
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