WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — A man has died in an apartment fire in Westbrook. Fire officials say it appears that the man had been smoking while using an oxygen tank. The victim’s name has not been released. The fire damaged the building, displacing other residents. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
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Fire destroys Canton barn; house, business saved
CANTON — A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a 100-year-old barn on Route 108 early Tuesday morning, but firefighters were able to save the nearby house and a radiator business. “That barn meant a lot to me,” said Robert Wing, owner of Bob’s Radiator shop. Assistant fire Chief Mark Blanchette was first on the scene […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Fire damages vacant house
LIVERMORE FALLS — About 50 firefighters from several departments responded to a fire reported at 8:33 Tuesday night at a vacant, two-story house on Bridge Street, also known as Route 4. Livermore Falls police officer Steve Wilkinson said he was first on the scene and flames were showing just inside the front door. Firefighters quickly […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Fire heavily damages Jay home
JAY — Amanda Morey sat on the edge of Route 140 crying Thursday as she watched firefighters from several towns work to put a fire out at her mobile home on BJ’s Lane. Morey, who will turn 28 on Sunday, was consoled by her mother, Harriet Nadeau, and friend, Brittany Pomerleau, both of Jay. Morey […]
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Residents escape apartment fire
PORTLAND — A fire in a three-story apartment building in Portland, Maine, led to several dramatic rescues, with some people saving themselves by escaping through windows. Portland firefighters used a ladder to rescue a woman from the third-floor apartment unit on Sherman Street, while others escaped through window and lowered a baby to neighbors waiting […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fire damages manufacturing plant in Auburn
AUBURN — A fire at Auburn Manufacturing Inc. on First Flight Drive Monday morning traveled through a duct system and spread to the building’s roof, forcing the plant to stop manufacturing for the day, Auburn fire Chief Richard McFadden said. Firefighters responded to the fire at about 8:15 a.m., McFadden said. The fire began in […]
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Firefighters find suspicious fire
AUBURN — The Fire Department responded to a small but suspicious fire next to the Androscoggin River Tuesday afternoon, discovering a pile of smoldering commercial copper wire. Responding to what they expected to be a brush fire or burning tires, firefighters found two coils of copper wire weighing about 75 pounds each down a steep […]
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Fire destroys garage, damages exterior of house
JAY — A fire destroyed a garage and did minor damage to the exterior of a nearby house Wednesday night at 285 Keep Road, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Booker said Thursday. About 25 firefighters from Jay, East Dixfield and Wilton responded to the 8:43 p.m. fire call, he said. Farmington and Livermore Falls firefighters were […]
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Man pulls woman free from burning car in Maine
PALMYRA, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are crediting a Palmyra man with saving a woman’s life when he pulled her from her burning car after she lost control and hit a tree. Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Don Avery says Laura Morgan of Hartland was recovering following Thursday morning’s accident in Palmyra. He said the […]
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Weekend fire under investigation
AUBURN — A father, son and grandson are all being helped by the American Red Cross this holiday weekend after a blaze tore through their small rented home on Martindale Road. Battalion Chief Richard McFadden of the Auburn Fire Department said the blaze at 24 Martindale Road, just off Hotel Road, started about 3:37 p.m. […]