LISBON — No injuries were reported and loss was estimated at $50,000 in an early-morning garage fire of “undetermined origin” Thursday at 11 Grandview St. The fire was spotted shortly after 5 a.m. by a passing motorist who drove to the police station to report it. The blaze started on the first floor of the […]
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Fire at Auburn nursery contained to barn
AUBURN — An early-morning fire at a nursery north of Lake Auburn early Saturday morning destroyed a barn and plenty of equipment but no one was injured. Battalion Chief Richard McFadden of the Auburn Fire Department said crews responded to reports of a fire just after 2:30 a.m. at Gammon Landscaping. “It was fully involved […]
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New Gloucester home damaged by fire
NEW GLOUCESTER — Fire damaged a house on Intervale Road early Saturday afternoon. No one was home at the time. The family’s two dogs were removed by firefighters but were unharmed. The New Gloucester Fire Department got a call just after 1:30 p.m. from a neighbor who saw smoke coming from behind the one-story house […]
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Firefighters battle blaze in fuel tank
SEARSPORT — Maine fire investigators are going to be looking for the cause of a fire that burned the inside of a heating oil tank at the Irving Oil Terminal in Searsport. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Monday. Irving spokeswoman Carolyn VanDerveen says the rubber seal surrounding the internal floating roof caught fire. […]
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Andover barn, ell destroyed by fire
ANDOVER — Fire destroyed an Andover barn and damaged an attached home in a blaze that required the efforts of fire departments from six communities Monday evening. No injuries were reported. State Fire Marshal investigators believe the fire at 203 Upton Road was caused by two children playing with matches or a lighter, Andover Fire […]
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Teens will put on show to help fire victims
BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project’s Young Company has organized a musical benefit for victims of a recent fire at 45 Maine St. On Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m., bands and teens from Brunswick and Topsham will perform at The Theater Project. Tickets, $5, will be available at the door. All proceeds will be donated. […]
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Lewiston apartment fire caused by children
LEWISTON — Two children playing with either matches or a lighter accidentally lit a mattress on fire in a Bartlett Street apartment Sunday afternoon, according to Lt. Tim Myers of the Lewiston Fire Department. Myers said that the two-alarm blaze at 153 Bartlett St. was called in about 1:22 p.m. The four-story, eight-unit apartment building, […]
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Store’s contents destroyed by early morning fire
LEWISTON — A downtown business was declared a total loss Sunday after an early morning smoldering fire attributed to overloaded extension cords destroyed its inventory. Lewiston fire Lt. Tim Myers said that a report of smoke on the second floor of 258 Lisbon St. came in around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The African Store is located […]