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A fire of unknown origin Friday night destroyed the Record Lumber Sawmill, seen Saturday, in Oxford. Eleven fire departments responded to the fire, according to Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

OXFORD — A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Record Lumber Sawmill, located at 60 East Oxford Road, on Friday night, officials said.

“It was a total loss,” Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong said Saturday. “It was fully engulfed upon our arrival. We don’t know what caused it.”

According to Wax-Armstrong, there were no injuries or fatalities. No damage to the surrounding properties was reported.

The fire is believed to have started sometime between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

“The property was just over 14,000 square feet,” Wax-Armstrong said, noting the damage is “estimated to be around $2.5 million.”

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A fire of unknown origin Friday night destroyed the Record Lumber Sawmill, seen Saturday, in Oxford. Eleven fire departments responded to the fire, according to Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

“There was about four forklifts. There was a couple of other items used in sawmills, like planers and such in there too,” she added.

A total of 11 fire departments from nearby communities responded to the fire, Wax-Armstrong said, including Oxford, Norway, Paris, West Paris, Otisfield, Auburn, Casco, Harrison, Naples and Sweden.

Record Lumber Sawmill was a midsize, family-owned operation. The lumber supplier has had its Route 26 location since 2005. Members of the Record family could not be reached for comment Saturday.

The investigation into what caused the fire is ongoing.

A fire of unknown origin Friday night destroyed the Record Lumber Sawmill, seen Saturday, in Oxford. Eleven fire departments responded to the fire, according to Oxford Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Frida Zeinali is a staff reporter at the Sun Journal covering mostly local education in Lewiston and Auburn. A Youth Journalism International alum, she came to Maine by way of Marquette University where...