Smoke alarm triggers at Longfellow Hotel, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to the Longfellow Hotel near Congress Street in Portland following an automatic fire alarm indicating smoke on the fourth floor. The source was determined to be burned food in a microwave located in a break room near rooms 402 and 403. The building was temporarily evacuated as a precaution before the situation was deemed safe.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Control station, city box, the Longfellow Hotel, near Congress St.
00:07
Zone three general alarm smoke, heat and poles.
00:09
The alarm company is reporting a 4th floor break room smoke detector.
00:12
Engines and ladder units responding.
00:20
You're going to be on channel three.
00:22
Rescue one, I'm going to use you for a different call.
00:26
City box, the Longfellow Hotel, near Common Street.
00:32
Zone three general alarm, smoke sheets exposed.
00:34
The alarm company reporting floor full of smoke.
00:37
Tech at the break room.
00:38
Ladder six, engine five, channel three.
00:44
Ladder six from the 4th floor.
00:50
Engine six coming from Commercial Street.
01:02
Rescue one to fire alarm.
01:06
Rescue one.
01:08
You get the one that's on the Hope Ave call instead.
01:14
They're actually canceling now.
01:15
They've made it off the ice and they're okay.
01:17
Take out the city box 20.
01:20
Received, moving up to Ops three.
01:23
Thank you.
01:30
Engine five, fire alarm.
01:39
Engine five on scene.
01:41
Four-story commercial hotel, nothing showing from two sides.
01:45
Building is being evacuated.
01:46
Engine five has command investigating.
02:16
We're on scene saying burned food in the microwave.
02:20
Holding engines five and ladder six.
02:24
The alarm company reports smoke detector activation near rooms 402 and 403.
02:37
Command copy the update.
02:44
Engine six, you can go in service now.
03:01
Reading smoke on the 4th floor break room.
03:04
Minor space investigating.
03:08
We also got trips on smoke near rooms 402 and 403.
03:18
We'll copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Congress St, Portland, ME 04102
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