TOPSHAM — A Lewiston Road house burned Thursday afternoon and a section of Route 196 was closed as fire crews battled the flames. The two-story house was reported on fire at about 2 p.m. An hour later, fire crews said the blaze was under control. The house sits alone on a hill near the Topsham-Lisbon […]
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Maine Forest Service continues efforts to contain mountainside fire in Gilead
Many have been small, “but we jump on them very quickly,” said Currier, Southern District ranger for the Maine Forest Service. Currier said the spring fire season began two or three weeks earlier than usual. Normally, it occurs in April and May. The largest fires — those in the 20-acre range — have been in […]
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Third arson hits Maine town
GORHAM, Maine (AP) — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the third arson fire to strike the town of Gorham in the past week. Sunday morning’s fire destroyed an abandoned house on Great Falls Road and caused an injury to a Gorham firefighter, who was knocked to the ground by a fire hose that […]
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Fire in Pierce Street building
LEWISTON — A vacant Pierce Street apartment building was the subject of two fires in two hours Saturday, and was damaged by the second. Lewiston firefighters initially responded to a fire at 158 Pierce St. at around 1:40 p.m., when a neighbor spotted trash on fire near the building’s front stairs. That fire was quickly […]
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Blaze breaks out at abandoned Lisbon plant
LISBON — Fast action on the part of three dozen firefighters from three towns quickly contained a blaze Thursday at an abandoned fiberboard plant at the Topsham town line. Fire broke out at 6:40 p.m. in the old Knight-Celotex plant at 743 Lisbon Road. Formerly the town’s third-largest employer, the plant has been shuttered since […]
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Police: Teen set fire in school bathroom
AUGUSTA — A 13-year-old Augusta girl is facing charges in connection with a fire inside a Cony middle school bathroom. Police say the girl was charged with arson and criminal mischief in connection with the fire earlier this week. Her name has not been made public because of her age. The police report says the […]
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Crews control fire at abandoned Lisbon mill
LISBON — Fast action on the part of three dozen firefighters from three towns quickly contained a blaze Thursday at an abandoned plant at the Lisbon-Topsham town line. Fire broke out about 6:40 p.m. in the old Knight-Celotex plant at 743 Libson Road. Formerly the town’s third-largest employer, the plant has stood empty and shuttered […]
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Five charged in meth lab case
KINGFIELD — Five people are charged in connection with manufacturing methamphetamine, which resulted in a fire that destroyed a mobile home Feb. 8. Charged in the incident at 8 Winter Hill Road are: Seth Hinkley, 25, of Strong, Joshua Bartlett, 25, of New Portland, David Coffren, 31, of Kingfield, Charity Haines Christopher, 31, of Farmington […]
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Sunday blaze destroys home on Harris Hill Road
POLAND — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Sunday afternoon blaze in Poland that left four people homeless and a two-story home leveled. Poland fire Chief Mark Bosse said a passer-by reported the fire at 31 Harris Hill Road shortly after noon Sunday. Bosse said the rental home is owned by Carrie […]