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Heard on: Penobscot County Public Safety · 1/9/2026 04:42 PM
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Good. Gonna be Tony out fire to Black Bear Cinemas for a smell of something electrical that is burning.
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Ten four, six out.
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Utility pole fire behind Black Bear Cinemas

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to Black Bear Cinemas in Orono after reports of an electrical burning smell and smoke inside the building. A utility pole behind the theater was found on fire and may have been the source of the odor. Crews investigated the building and surrounding area; no additional fire spread was observed from outside the structure.

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Stillwater Ave, Orono, ME 04473
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