BRUNSWICK (AP) – Investigators are seeking the cause of a fire in Brunswick that destroyed a former chicken barn that was being used to store boats and construction equipment.

Fire Chief Clark Labbe said the intense blaze broke out Tuesday afternoon in the 450-foot building near the intersection of Middle Bay and Harpswell roads.

The Portland Press Herald said crews from about a half dozen towns responded to the fire, but the building was engulfed in flames by the time they arrived. In addition, the nearest hydrant was about a mile away.

One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.

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Information from: Portland Press Herald, https://www.pressherald.com

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