An electrical malfunction is believed to have caused the fire that destroyed two large buildings and damaged several others at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds on Tuesday, a State Fire Marshal’s Office investigator said Wednesday. Sgt. Ken Grimes, a fire investigation supervisor, said witness interviews led his team to the area where the blaze originated in an […]
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Fryeburg Fairgrounds fire destroys sheep and cattle barns
UPDATE: Investigators: Fryeburg Fairgrounds fire started in electrical subpanel | Fryeburg Fair officials optimistic they can rebuild by October FRYEBURG — Two buildings burned to the ground Tuesday night at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds and five others were damaged, according to Fryeburg Fire Chief Andrew Dufresne. Firefighters were dispatched to 1154 Main St., the site of the fairgrounds, just before 7 […]
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Auburn fire displaces 8 people from their home Tuesday morning
AUBURN — An early-morning house fire on Valley Street that displaced eight people was apparently caused by smoking materials, a fire official said Tuesday. No one at 46 Valley St. was hurt in the fire, which was called in at 2:54 a.m. Tuesday, according to David O’Connell, fire prevention officer and fire investigator for the […]
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Lewiston firefighters extinguish Gayton Road blaze
An early morning fire on Gayton Road in Lewiston caused extensive damage to the back and second floor. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Lewiston Fire Inspector Ryan Coleman carries equipment back to his truck after he and Paul Ouellette, another fire inspector, determined that a problem with an exhaust fan caused a fire at a home on […]
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Fire destroys 8-unit condominium building in Old Orchard Beach
An eight-unit condominium building at 9 Cascade Road was heavily damaged in a fire in Old Orchard Beach on Saturday night. No one was hurt but 16 people were displaced, Orchard Beach Fire Capt. Norman Gendron said. “It was pretty much a total loss,” he said. The fire started at about 9:30 p.m. on a […]
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Lewiston firefighters quickly stop Bradley Street fire
LEWISTON — A three-story apartment house on Bradley Street was briefly evacuated Friday night after neighbors reported smelling smoke about 10 p.m. The first firefighters to arrive at 18 Bradley St. reported finding a charred spot on the floor of what appeared to be a vacant apartment on the second floor. They doused the small fire […]
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Equipment fire at Stratton Lumber in Eustis
EUSTIS – A log loader at Stratton Lumber Co. was destroyed and its operator injured Thursday afternoon when it caught fire, Fire Chief Sprague Wise said Friday. He estimated the loss at about $250,000. The operator was using the large machine when it caught fire and jumped from it and sprained an ankle, Wise said […]
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Tenants escape fire that burns Howe Street porch
LEWISTON – Fire ripped through a two-family apartment house porch on Howe Street on Thursday afternoon, sending tenants scrambling for safety and bringing firefighters out in scorching heat. Fire crews made fast work of the blaze at Howe and Sabattus streets, but police had to block off nearby streets and parking lots as mop-up efforts […]
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Wallingford’s Fruit House bounces back after fire
AUBURN — Firefighters from four departments quickly tamped down flames at Wallingford’s Fruit House on Thursday morning after fire broke out in the hard cider tasting area and spread to a storage barn one day before the tasting area opened for the season. By Thursday afternoon, Perkins Ridge Road was back open, as was Wallingford’s […]
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Livermore Falls man escapes fire at home same day his wife dies
LIVERMORE FALLS — A kitchen fire heavily damaged a retired dentist’s home on Park Street on Tuesday evening. Gerard Girardin and his sister-in-law managed to get out of his one-story home safely, Fire Chief Edward Hastings said Wednesday evening. The cause of the fire was stove burners accidentally left on, he said. Flames spread throughout […]