LISBON — A story about a fire in Tuesday’s City edition on Page B1 should have identified P. Sean Galipeau as the Lisbon fire chief. It was a reporting error.
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Fire station alarm warns Durham firefighters
DURHAM — A potentially disastrous fire was averted early Wednesday morning thanks to a monitored alarm system at the Durham Fire and Rescue building on Hallowell Road, fire Chief Bill St. Michel said. Firefighters were called at 2:28 a.m. and discovered a hanging gas-fired heating unit was smoking in one of the bays. The access […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Trash compactor catches fire at Franklin Printing
FARMINGTON — A contractor and maintenance crew at Franklin Printing on the Wilton Road discovered a fire in the motor of the trash compactor located on the west side of the building about noon on Sunday. Farmington Deputy Fire Chief Clyde Ross said the fire was reported 11:58 a.m. Sunday. About 20 firefighters responded to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Smoking recliner clears wing of nursing home
NORWAY – A malfunction in an upholstered electric recliner was blamed for a small fire at the Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center on Monday afternoon. No one was injured. About 16 patients were moved from C wing as a precaution, nursing director Patty Tisdale said. A woman sitting in a recliner in her husband’s room […]
Posted inOxford Hills
House fire reported in Norway
NORWAY — Fire departments from 10 towns responded Sunday night to a fire on Dunn Road. The back half of the farmhouse and an ell connected to a barn were gutted, according to Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates, but firefighters were able to save the front of the home and an attached barn. The fire, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus police, fire see Homeland Security grants for ‘critical’ systems
SABATTUS — For one part of town, it means first responders can finally hear each other on emergency airwaves. For police, it means no more sticking close to your cruiser to use a portable radio. Town Manager Andrew Gilmore said the town of Sabattus received word from the Maine Emergency Management Agency that it has […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Cause of fire that destroyed Livermore house, vehicles to remain undetermined
LIVERMORE — The cause of a fire that destroyed a cape-style house and garage, and four vehicles on Sunday on Route 108 will remain undetermined due to the extensive damage, Livermore fire Chief Donald Castonguay said Monday. “It was a total loss,” he said. Nearly 50 firefighters from Livermore, Canton, Leeds, Livermore Falls, Turner and […]
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House, vehicles total loss in Livermore fire
LIVERMORE — More than 50 firefighters from seven towns battled a house fire on Route 108 in Livermore for more than four hours Sunday night. A dispatcher with Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said the blaze was reported at 6:12 p.m. at 453 Canton Road, better known as Route 108, in Livermore. The homeowners, Kelly and […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Family struggles with loss while salvaging keepsakes
CANTON — As embers from a house fire still burned Wednesday, a family struggled with the loss of their loved one and tried to recover keepsakes from the rubble. Mark Blanchette and his daughter Brianna spent the morning digging through debris at the home of Brianna’s grandparents, Norma and Sheldon “Chickie” Campbell. The fire broke […]
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Canton man dies in fire trying to rescue dogs
CANTON — A man was killed in a burning building at 9 Old School Road late this afternoon, fire officials said. Investigator Danny Young of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said on the scene shortly before 7 p.m. that officials had not recovered a body because the building was still burning. However, he said a […]