Waterford Fire Department members hose down a camp on Keoka Lake in South Waterford on Sunday evening. Fire Chief Adrien Morin said no one was at the Hamlin camp when flames were spotted by neighbors. The scene was across from the town garage on Routes 35/37. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause, […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Magalloway fire destroys home, no one hurt
MAGALLOWAY PLANTATION — A camp building was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon, but no one was hurt, Fire Chief James Kenney said Friday. The fire was called in at 4:05 p.m. by someone who noticed the smoke and flames while driving by. Crews from Rangeley, Wilsons Mills, Eustis, Milan, New Hampshire and Errol, New […]
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Railroad ties ablaze in Lewiston
LEWISTON – Police and fire crews went to an area beneath the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge early Friday after a stack of railroad ties was reported up in flames. A truck driver heading across the bridge at about 1:15 a.m. reported the fire. The first police officer to arrive reported “a very large fire” directly beneath […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Hebron garage explodes in flames
Flames engulf a garage at 992 Station Road in Hebron late Monday night. Firefighters from several towns battled the blaze which reportedly involved multiple explosions from fuel and machinery. Attempts to obtain details from Hebron fire officials Tuesday were unsuccessful. (Charles Blaquiere photo) Flames engulf a garage at 992 Station Road in Hebron late Monday […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Fire destroys Dixfield home
DIXFIELD — Fire destroyed a one-family house Saturday at 821 Canton Point Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said Monday. Homeowner Carolyn Brann and her son and daughter, who live with her, were able to get out of the house without injury. The call came into the Fire Department at 10:13 p.m. as a fire involving […]
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Blaze on Strawberry Avenue
Firefighters battle a fire early Sunday on Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video from the scene. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
Posted inFranklin
Investigators seek cause of deadly Livermore Falls fire
LIVERMORE FALLS — Investigators scoured the charred remains Wednesday of a three-story house on Main Street, trying to determine the cause of a fast-moving fire Tuesday night that left one man dead and two brothers injured. Investigators Isaiah Peppard and Kenneth MacMaster of the State Fire Marshal’s Office checked the interior of the wood-framed house […]
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Mother says ‘we’re very thankful to be alive’ after fire kills her uncle
LIVERMORE FALLS — A police officer and family helped save the lives Tuesday night of two brothers who jumped from a burning three-story house on Main Street. The fire claimed the life of Peter Dyer, 65, who lived on the first floor, officials said. Dyer’s niece, Amy Mosher, 35, said Wednesday that she and her […]
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Children jump from 3rd floor to escape fatal fire in Livermore Falls
[UPDATE:Livermore Falls officer credited with saving lives of two boys in deadly fire] LIVERMORE FALLS — One person died in a fire Tuesday night and a child was injured after jumping from the third story of a home on Main Street, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The single-family home was engulfed in flames […]
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3 vehicles destroyed when truck ignites at Wilton Comfort Inn
WILTON — Three vehicles were destroyed when a pickup truck caught fire in the parking lot of the Comfort Inn early Saturday morning. A fourth vehicle sustained minor damage, according to Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham. Dunham said he got a call at 2:36 a.m., when a Comfort Inn employee reported a vehicle had exploded […]