PORTLAND (AP) — A fire at a Portland elementary school has forced the cancellation of classes. The public school system said on its website that Fred P. Hall Elementary will be closed Monday due to an early morning fire and resulting water damage. The fire call came in around 1:30 a.m. Monday. Deputy Chief Scott […]
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Fire levels Waterford home
WATERFORD — Nearly 60 firefighters from five Western Maine towns battled an overnight blaze that leveled a three-story home, leaving a couple and their three children homeless. “We woke up to the smell of smoke and when we got downstairs there was fire creeping up the outside wall,” homeowner Patrick MacDonald said. MacDonald and his […]
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Lewiston apartment fire remains under investigation
LEWISTON — Three people were taken to an area hospital for minor smoke inhalation as the result of an early morning fire at an apartment building on Lisbon Street. Lewiston fire Capt. John Daniels said the blaze was reported at 3:15 a.m. Sunday at the three-story, multi-family apartment building located at 700 Lisbon St. Daniels […]
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Lewiston fire leaves 8 people homeless
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Eight people have been left homeless following an early morning fire at a Lewiston apartment building. Firefighters were called to the Lisbon Street apartment house shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday and put out the fire in a matter of minutes. Fire Chief Paul LeClair told WMTW-TV (http://bit.ly/S18tQ6 ) that some people […]
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USS Miami fire shows dangers subs face in dock
KITTERY— Setting sail aboard a nuclear-powered submarine that can travel deep underwater at speeds topping 30 mph with complicated equipment and an arsenal of weapons has inherent danger. But there’s potential for a bigger risk when the sub is in dock for major work. Submarines that are being overhauled, like the USS Miami, which suffered […]
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Cause of Durham fire will remain ‘undetermined’
DURHAM — The cause of a barn fire on Royalsborough Road on Monday morning remained undetermined Tuesday, fire Chief Bill St. Michel said. Investigator Chris Stamford of the State Fire Marshal’s Office visited the scene Tuesday and concluded that due to the extent of the damage, the cause will remain undetermined, said Sgt. Joel Davis […]
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Hartford truck, mobile home burn
HARTFORD — An early morning blaze destroyed a Town Farm Road truck Saturday and damaged a home, but no injuries were reported. Fire crews from Hartford, Canton, Sumner, Buckfield and Turner got the fire under control before it damaged the home beyond repair, Hartford Fire Warden Norm St. Pierre said. The truck, belonging to Jeremy […]
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Supper to benefit fire victims
AUBURN — A spaghetti supper will be held Friday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive, to benefit victims of two recent fires on River Street in Lewiston and Summer Street in Auburn. Donations of any denomination will be accepted at the door. There are no advance ticket […]