Fryer causes propane odor at Hilltop Stop

Heard on: Lincoln County Fire/EMS and Police

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

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Lincoln County Fire, respond to (number withheld) Main Street, Hilltop Stop.

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Caller advised she lit the fryer later and it almost seemed like it overlit.

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There's now a smell of propane or chemical in the air.

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Again, Lincoln County

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Fire, respond to (number withheld) Main Street, Hilltop Stop.

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Caller advised she believes she overlit the fryer later and.

00:29

Smells of propane or possibly chemical in the air.

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Dispatch code 59 Bravo to Ida, time of page 04:10 .

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And there was got a fire.

00:45

Did anyone copy the page? Got.

00:51

First got the fire when they came in the room.

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Ten four, have you in room 04:12 .

00:57

Amherst got a fire on Lincoln on scene investigating.

01:02

Amherst got a fire on Lincoln on scene investigating at 417.

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Amherst got engine two in route.

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Engine two, have me here at 421.

7/14/2026 01:10 AM

Fire

Main St, Damariscotta, ME 04543

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a business near Main Street in Damariscotta for a possible fryer malfunction with a reported propane or chemical odor inside. Crews arrived on scene to investigate the apparent gas or chemical smell.