BERLIN, N.H. — Firefighters battling a blaze in a New Hampshire garage have found a person dead inside it. Authorities say the fire was reported Sunday afternoon in Berlin. Firefighters who extinguished the blaze on Williamson Avenue found a person dead inside the garage. Fire officials are investigating the exact cause of the blaze. They […]
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Fire damage hindering investigation at River Street blaze
LEWISTON — Damage to a River Street apartment building in a fire Tuesday is making it difficult for inspectors to determine a cause, they said Thursday. Lewiston Fire Investigator Paul Ouellette said he and state fire marshals have confirmed the fire that destroyed at least two buildings in Little Canada and damaged two others began […]
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Heart attack kills Casco homeowner while fighting fire
CASCO — Firefighters were able to knock down an early-morning garage fire in Casco on Thursday morning but the homeowner succumbed to a heart attack during the fire. Paul Soutera, 63, attempted to fight the blaze immediately after it broke out in his garage at 278 Quaker Ridge Road, according to Sgt. Joel Davis of […]
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Casco man dies of heart attack while battling fire in garage
CASCO — Firefighters say a Maine homeowner collapsed and died while trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in his garage in Casco. Sgt. Joel Davis of the state fire marshal’s office says 63-year-old Paul Soutera died Thursday morning from an apparent heart attack. Davis says Soutera dialed 911 when the fire broke out […]
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Little Canada fire investigation to continue Thursday
LEWISTON — Fire officials will wait until Thursday to continue investigating a massive fire in Little Canada that burned three buildings Tuesday. Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said inspectors and State Fire Marshal’s Office investigators were monitoring fireworks around Central Maine on Wednesday. “It’s a holiday, but everybody is working,” Ouellette said. “Any update on […]
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Firefighters battle Lewiston fire
LEWISTON — Firefighters worked for hours Tuesday to put out a fire that involved three buildings in the area of the city known as Little Canada. The fire involved a 12-unit, four-story apartment building at 32-34 River St., a 1½-story, single-family structure next door at 46 River St. and a third building that also appeared […]
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3 injured in Rumford fire
RUMFORD, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man and two children were taken to the hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation during a fire at a Rumford apartment building. The fire was reported at about midnight Tuesday. There was no additional information on the ages of the victims or their conditions. The fire chief tells […]
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Apartment house fire reported in Rumford
RUMFORD — Firefighters early today were on the scene of a reported apartment house fire on Maine Avenue. Units from several fire departments were sent to the scene. Further details were unavailable.
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Sparklers and toaster oven blamed in Portland fire that displaces 3 families
PORTLAND — Firefighters in Maine’s largest city are battling an apartment house fire that a neighbor says was started by children playing with sparklers. City officials say everyone made it out of the building to safety late Monday morning, but thick plumes of smoke could be seen from downtown as firefighters battled the blaze. The […]
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Man dies in fire on Hillside Avenue in Rumford
RUMFORD — A man died Tuesday in a house fire on Hillside Avenue, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The body of Dale Pellerin, 47, was found in the bathroom, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. “The State Fire Marshal’s Office says cigarettes are the likely cause of the fire, which […]