Fire alarm at 111 Horton St caused by faulty detector, Lewiston ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 01:17 PM

Near Horton St, Lewiston, ME 04240

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at 111 Horton Street in Lewiston. Upon investigation, the cause was found to be a faulty detector, and the scene was cleared without incident.

Audio|Source: Auburn and Lewiston Fire and EMS

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

See for the list, engine (number withheld).

00:05

You're going to near Horton Street, near Horton Street in the list for a fire alarm activation.

00:11

Calling in by a caller on scene.

00:13

That's one more fine, this.

00:16

Oh.

00:24

Imagine near Horton street near Horton street for a fire alarm.

00:27

I'm at 104, I show you, enter, as well.

00:34

Let's up to be able to run.

00:37

Stop you, that's responding, right?

00:40

It's a three-story multi-gram one-nothing yield from three sides.

00:44

Seam plus-year-old.

00:47

It's seven on the scene, upshot, three sides, investigating.

00:54

(number withheld), ladder one on scene, (number withheld), ladder one on scene, (number withheld), command.

01:00

(number withheld), ladder one on scene, (number withheld), that's man.

01:07

To be a head from 71.

01:08

There's no alarm sounding in near Horton street.

01:11

A lot of the ones are going to check what I'm 13, but I'm going to call for.

01:16

Okay.

01:18

To the hundred.

01:24

Okay.

01:25

Rescue 3.

01:35

We're asking through you, go ahead.

01:40

The proceeding to central Maine will intercept with Auburn on Route 4.

01:46

We're entering Route 4 at Lower Street presently.

01:54

10-4[1].

02:02

10-4[1] is a faulty detector.

02:10

Comstander, all the units are exception of Ingers 7 on Ladder 1.

02:14

Break for Lada 1.

02:18

Both a Lada 1.

02:22

We have a faulty detector that we need a building rep.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Near Horton St, Lewiston, ME 04240

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