Fire crews respond to gas leak near Route 1 plaza, Scarborough ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible gas leak near Route 1 at Dunstan Village Square in Scarborough, Maine. Operations were shifted to a fire attack channel while additional engines were requested. Units on scene later assessed that the incident may have involved a sewer or combustion gas issue. No injuries or major damage were reported at the time of communication.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
All units on the gas leak call near Route 1.
00:02
Operations will be on fire attack channel.
00:04
All units go to fire attack.
00:07
349 County clear, no report.
00:10
Copy, different.
00:18
Man, a lot of them.
00:25
We have a crew going to the town if not out of town.
00:32
You don't want to go stuff?
00:38
The ambulance could be possibly out of there.
00:45
You can call it the UAT please and let them know they can disregard an assault request I made 40 minutes ago.
00:50
They never showed up.
00:53
Before I'll let them know.
00:56
Yeah, I mean go to the building.
01:01
Seven, don't set anything off.
01:08
Seven copy.
01:23
You'll be investigating.
01:41
The RO (name withheld).
01:47
I haven't heard from any before.
01:52
If you're able to find (name withheld), about 91 years old.
02:04
It's on the 63rd somewhere on my way.
02:07
It's working for you.
02:13
Temple.
02:21
Line to 21.
02:28
Stand by, see if we're ready to talk.
02:31
Temple, I'm still going to have engine seven.
02:33
That's the Tennessee.
02:34
I'm not going to turn it off.
02:45
Supervisor, supervisor.
02:47
Out of town medics to near Main Street, apartment five, possibly also coming from the basement.
02:54
Unknown.
02:56
A private caller reported a combustion gas issue.
03:03
Ladder four, engine three to near Main Street, apartment five.
03:27
Response means a still alarm for district six, Dunstan Village Square.
03:32
They have an active gas leak.
03:35
Command is asking for an additional engine.
03:38
Engine three respond near Route 1, Dunstan Village Square for the gas leak.
03:46
We're going to come up there.
03:50
Get a hand there with anything?
03:53
Follow from command.
03:56
And strike command.
04:03
For a gas issue.
04:06
I believe we can handle the other one way up on two.
04:12
Temple command, hold engine three in quarters.
04:14
It may be a sewer gas issue.
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Location mentioned:
US-1, Scarborough, ME 04074
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