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Heard on: Mount Desert Island Public Safety · 1/16/2026 05:45 PM
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Attention Bar Harbor Fire Department, we've received an activated general fire alarm at (number withheld) Old Bar Harbor Road.
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MDI Biological Laboratory, Spruce Hall.
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Fire alarm activated at research facility in Bar Harbor

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As discussed during the dispatch call, the Bar Harbor Fire Department responded to an activated general fire alarm at a research facility building, MDI Biolabs Spruce Hall, located along Old Bar Harbor Road. The alarm indicated a possible fire, but further details on the cause or any damage were not confirmed at the time of the call.

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Old Bar Harbor Rd, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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