Pump house explosion causes heavy water flow on electrical, Newry ME

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 04:04 AM

Pumphouse Control, 121 Barker Mountain Rd, Newry, ME 04261

Fire crews responded to a pumphouse explosion near Barker Mountain Road in Newry, Maine. The explosion caused heavy water flow over electrical systems and damaged part of the building.

Audio|Source: Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

01:55

Transcript:

00:00

I'm on the scene at near Barker Mountain Rd can you tone out and freeze.

00:05

There was an explosion and there's water flowing heavily over the electrical.

00:10

Right now.

00:13

Company to refire 6, you're requesting ETO for your department for heavy water flow over electrical 707.

00:29

Oxford RCC to Newry Fire.

00:32

Newtire 6 on scene reporting heavy water flow over an electric over electrical requesting a response to near Barker Mountain Rd.

00:43

Time of your tone, 707.

00:57

Go at Norway Fire 1.

00:59

Yes, I believe you tone Norway instead of Newry.

01:03

You probably want to tone Norway for that.

01:07

10-4[1], that is correct.

01:10

Thank you, Norway Fire 1.

01:20

Oxford RCC to Nuri fire.

01:22

Nuri Fire 6 requesting Eunice respond,

01:24

near Barker Mountain Rd to Nuri for the pumphouse activation.

01:29

There is heavy water flow over electrical.

01:31

Time of your tone, 708.

01:35

Talk for Newty Fire 6.

01:38

Sorry, Newty Fire 6.

01:41

So there was an explosion of a pump, a compromised part of the building.

01:46

So ya keep my tone rolling.

01:49

Copy Newry Fire 6, you're reporting a pump explosion compromised part of the building, 710.

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.

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Location mentioned:

Pumphouse Control, 121 Barker Mountain Rd, Newry, ME 04261

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