Explosion and alarm at residential building basement, Scarborough ME
Fire & ArsonA loud bang or possible explosion occurred in the basement of a residence near County Road in Scarborough. The occupant evacuated safely. Alarms were sounding and there was no visible fire or smoke. Two cats remain inside. Fire crews responded to investigate a potential furnace issue.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Setting the fire to burning down near County Road.
00:03
Calling parties reporting some kind of explosion in her house.
00:07
She's out of the building no smoke or fire issue.
00:11
Box 5.
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Calls for engine 5,
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engine 7, engine 4.
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Ladder 1, ladder 2, tanker, tanker times 2, fire and police car 7.
00:24
Near County Road.
00:26
Again, near County Road.
00:28
Call reporting a large bang in the basement, possible explosion.
00:33
We're still gathering further.
00:35
The alarms are sounding in the residence.
00:38
Again, let's...
00:39
Engine 5, engine 7, engine 4, ladder 1, ladder 2, ambulance 2.
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Tanker, tanker times 2, and fire police, car 7.
00:51
Near County Road for a possible explosion in the basement.
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Callers evacuating.
00:58
And the lines are sounding in the residence.
01:00
Four o'clock at something.
01:27
Boxed on the air with a mutual aid request.
01:30
Mutual aid to the town of Scarborough, near County Road, requesting two tankers for a possible explosion in the basement.
01:40
Before a lot of one is responding to.
01:47
Box, sending your transmitting mutual aid request.
01:50
It's going to be for two tankers to respond to the town of Scarborough, near County Road, possible explosion in the basement.
01:57
Time of your tone is 1504.
02:01
Boxing from 422.
02:03
I've been en route to that accident for like two minutes.
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Okay, Bill's turn in.
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Armist pounding.
02:12
Step hold, and I've just started scanning fire results.
02:17
For a car stop.
02:21
Go ahead.
02:26
Cap,
02:28
She was working in the basement, went upstairs, and then heard a loud bang in the basement.
02:33
Items fell off the wall, a possible furnace issue.
02:37
The alarms are sounding in the residence.
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She is out.
02:40
There is reported two cats in the house.
02:43
Sacco and Bucson have toned out.
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I received.
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Thank you for the latter one.
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Location mentioned:
Near County Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074
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