Smoke seen from smokestack at Maine Medical Center, Portland ME
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at Maine Medical Center near Brighton Ave due to smoke seen from the smokestack. Responders arrived and found heavy black smoke, which was later determined to be caused by a boiler issue in the basement. Maintenance isolated the area, and the situation was controlled without fire spread.
Audio|Source: Portland Fire
03:57
Transcript:
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Tentist station striking city box 2116, near Brighton Ave.
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Main Medical,
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Bright and Care.
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For Zone 3, smoke and poles and a ground floor pole station activation.
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On the box, wire 3, end in 6, engine 11, rescue 1, bin, officer.
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Tentistation striking city box 2116.
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near Brightnav.
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For zone 3, smoke and poles.
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Interground 4 pole station activation.
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On the box, Slatter 3, Engine 6, Engine 11, Rescue 1, Piano Officer 3.
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Slide 3, at the block.
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Slide 3, Firelock.
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Fly 3, Fireline.
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Pile, I'm answering.
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three-story hospital,
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we're on the Alphoside.
00:57
We do have heavy brown slash black smoke coming from the smokestack.
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We do not believe to be normal operations.
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I'll have command, fill out the box.
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10-4, three-story hospital, heavy black smoke coming from the stack.
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So at the box.
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T5 copies.
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Stand by for Blacks alone.
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Tenton stations,
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upgrading city box 2116 to a desk box, near Brightnav.
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On the box, ladder 6, ladder 1 will be the RIT, engine 9, MedQ3, C5, C9, BNOPS 3.
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Tented stations.
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Upgrading city box 2116, 2-desbox, near Bright and a half.
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Ladder 6, on the box, ladder 6, ladder 1 will be the writ. Engine 9, Metc3, C5, C9, Bianoff's 3.
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Water 4, follow.
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The file line.
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The file line I'm answering.
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Gov on my QV's anywhere.
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10-4, which should be out.
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Lighter 4 to file out.
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Fire, I'm answering water 4.
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You show a lot of 4 back in service and a lot of 4 truck.
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10 for a lot of 4.
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file onto Ladder 4. Are you able to take the box or should we have Ladder 1 continue?
02:56
We can take 335 is right.
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Time 4, Ladle 1, you can be in service.
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I'm answering. It's time it's going to be a boiler. It's going to be a boiler.
03:29
Okay.
03:42
Firearms to command, I copied boiler issue, couldn't copy anything else.
03:49
We believe it's a boiler issue in the basement that's been isolated, working with maintenance right now, holding the balance for a moment.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04102
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