CHESTERVILLE — Fire damaged the basement of a house Wednesday afternoon at 374 Dutch Gap Road. Two cats perished in the blaze and contents in the basement, including valuables and tools, were destroyed, Chief John Archer said. Travis Fletcher, owner of the two-story house with a daylight basement, watched from the backyard as firefighters worked […]
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Wilton church damaged when banner set ablaze
WILTON — A state fire investigator said Tuesday that someone set fire to a 200th anniversary banner strung across the front of the First Congregational Church on Main Street on Monday night. The banner was destroyed and clapboard siding was damaged, Jeremy Damren of the Office of the Maine State Fire Marshal said. A passerby saw […]
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Police: Man charged with arson in 'random' historic Auburn home fire
AUBURN — An Auburn man has been charged with arson and attempted arson after a blaze destroyed a historic three-story home at 63 Academy St. early Sunday morning. Justin Knight, 33, of 138 Spring St. was arrested at the Androscoggin County Jail and charged with two counts of arson and two counts of attempted arson. According […]
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Fire destroys historic Academy Street home in Auburn
AUBURN — Fire destroyed the historic Charles A. Jordan House at 63 Academy St. early Sunday. The building, which operated as a rooming house, had nine tenants at the time of the blaze. All of them were accounted for and safe as of Sunday afternoon, according to Auburn Fire Battalion Chief Don Flanagan. The wood-frame house, […]
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Lisbon fire displaces tenant, kills pet
LISBON — At least one person was displaced and a pet died Thursday morning in an apartment house fire on Spring Street, Fire Chief Nate LeClair said. “We’re thinking it was a towel left too close to a light bulb that was on,” he said. Lisbon crews were notified about 9:20 a.m. and called for assistance […]
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Jay fire ruled accidental, most likely electrical
By Donna M. Perry Sun Journal JAY — A fire that destroyed one apartment and damaged three others at 12 Church St. on Sunday was most likely caused by an electrical issue, state fire investigator Jeremy Damren said Monday. All of the tenants in the building at the time got out without injury. More than a […]
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Jay apartment house fire ruled accidental, most likely electrical
JAY — A fire that destroyed one apartment and damaged three others at 12 Church St. on Sunday was most likely caused by an electrical issue, state fire investigator Jeremy Damren said Monday. All of the tenants in the building at the time got out without injury. More than a dozen were displaced. Two cats […]
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Fire destroys Woolwich home
WOOLWICH — A fire engulfed a home in Woolwich on Monday morning. Neighbors say the blaze on Hall Road off Route 1 started before 5 a.m. Monday. The residents are believed to have escaped. Several local fire departments responded to assist Woolwich fire fighters, including units from Bath and Brunswick. The Sagadahoc Bridge that connects […]
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Jay fire destroys Church Street apartment; 13 residents homeless
JAY — An apartment on Church Street was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Firefighters from several area towns battled the stubborn blaze at 12 Church Street. The extensive damage to the structure displaced 13 residents. The fire was first reported sometime after 9 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke. Images from the scene […]
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Fire started on couch where Lewiston woman was smoking
LEWISTON — A local woman pulled to safety by firefighters Thursday night from her smoke-filled apartment had been smoking while on oxygen, authorities said Friday. Rosalie Coulombe, 74, was in the bathroom of her first-floor apartment at 61 Shawmut St. when firefighters found her unresponsive at about 8 p.m. The fire started on her couch […]