Portland Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched Sunday to a reported apartment fire in the South Portland neighborhood, with the bureau getting word out even as units were still rolling to the scene. The initial social media alert did not include a specific street address or any information on injuries, and officials used the moment to remind residents to give firefighters space to work and to call 9-1-1 for any immediate emergencies.
The bureau posted a brief notice on its X account stating that “crews [were] responding to a reported apartment fire in the South Portland neighborhood,” according to Portland Fire & Rescue. The alert went out at 20:40:18 UTC on April 26 while firefighters were still responding, and no additional public update on the incident had appeared at the time of this story…