SANFORD, Maine (NewsCenterMaine) – The fire at an apartment building on 10 Bell Street in Berwick started out as a standard, structure fire call Friday morning.
Bill Tower, the communications director at the Sanford Regional Communications Center, was on duty.
“We started toning out required tones,” he recalled.
The fire, which was reported just before 11 a.m. was growing fast. By 11:03, a second alarm was called — and 11 minutes later, a third alarm. “Getting as many resources to the fire as quickly as we can — that is our primary focus,” said Tower.
Then, at 11:15, those chilling words over the radio that no one ever wants to hear.
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