CANTON — A local man was believed to have perished while trying to save his dogs from a house fire Tuesday night. Neighbor and relative Mark Blanchette said Sherwood Campbell, 64, ran to Blanchette’s house at about 5 p.m., yelling that there was a fire. Blanchette said they both went back to the house at […]
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Sabattus fire leaves family homeless
SABATTUS — Communities on both sides of the Sabattus-Lewiston town line are pulling together to help a local family who lost everything but the clothes on their backs after fire ripped through their Sabattus mobile home on Saturday. Sabattus fire Chief Don Therrien said the blaze broke out at a mobile home on 32 Pleasant […]
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Three escape fire that destroys home in Mexico Wednesday
MEXICO — A young man jumped from the second floor roof of a burning house early Wednesday morning and ran barefoot across Backkingdom Road to get help, an official said. Mexico Fire Department was sent to 108 Backkingdom Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. after Terry Crosby, a volunteer firefighter, who lives across from the fire […]
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Fire claims life of Lisbon man
LISBON — The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a man died early this morning when fire swept his mobile home at 5 Larry Drive. Lisbon firefighters retrieved the body of 41-year-old Richard A. Davis from a back bedroom of the burning home about two hours after arriving on the scene, according to Deputy Fire Chief […]
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Mobile home fire reported in Lisbon
LISBON — Firefighters early Monday morning were at the scene of a mobile home fire in Grimmel’s Mobile Home Park on Larry Drive. Further details were unavailable, but a Lisbon Fire Department official confirmed that a mobile home was burning. The fire was called in at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Editor’s note: This story was updated […]
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Dog named Susie Q perishes in Dixfield fire
DIXFIELD — A local man lost one of his dogs Friday afternoon in a fire that destroyed the cabin he was living in, fire Chief Scott Dennett said. The cause could not be determined because of the extent of damage, but it started in the area of a kerosene heater, he said Friday night. Peter […]
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Poland home lost to fire
POLAND — A Saturday morning fire along Upper Range Pond left a family homeless, fire Chief Mark Bosse said. “They were at home, having breakfast, and they smelled smoke,” Bosse said. “They thought it was actually the remnants of breakfast on the stove, but then they went back and opened the bedroom door and the […]
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Fire reported on Loon Drive
LEWISTON — A home at 4 Loon Drive was heavily damaged by fire Monday afternoon. No one was home at the time. A dog had been in the building, but was reported to be safe, police said. “The second floor and entire roof were consumed by fire,” Lewiston fire investigator Paul Ouellette said Monday evening. […]
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Selectmen to take another look at Jewell Street apartment building
JAY — Selectmen agreed Monday to check a fire-damaged apartment building on Jewell Street to see if there’s progress in making the building safer. The wood-framed structure at 24 Jewell St. was heavily damaged by fire Feb. 17, 2011. It was started by a 2-year-old boy who lived there. “A new roof is being put […]
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Neighbor saves Oxford home from fire
OXFORD — Quick action by a neighbor may have saved a home from fire after a window-mounted pellet stove caught fire Wednesday. Oxford Fire Chief Scott Hunter said homeowners Bob and Cindy Lavertu weren’t at their home at 142 Robinson Hill Road when the stove caught fire. Neighbor Melvin May noticed the fire and called […]