Resident threatens firefighters with knife during fire call, Portland ME
Firefighters responded to a general fire alarm near Washington Ave. A male resident in apartment 14 threatened to kill firefighters with a knife because he was upset about being woken by the alarm. Police accompanied the fire department due to the threat.
Audio|Source: Portland Fire
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Transcript:
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Legislation, striking the supervised box for near Washington Ave.
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Could be for a general fire alarm activation. Responding the box is ladder 4, engine 11, engine 9, throughout the channel will be 2. There's a flag on the mail apartment 14, threatening to harm firefighters.
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So we have PD going with you.
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Again, it's targeting the supervised box near Washington Ave.
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It's going to be for our general fire alarm activation.
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Responding the box is ladder 4-11 and 199.
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Offshall's 2. There's a flag on the mail who lives in apartment 14,
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who made comments about having a knife and threatened to kill a firefighter because he was upset.
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He was woken up by an alarm.
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So we have PD going with you.
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