AUBURN — About a dozen people scrambled from their homes Friday afternoon as flames tore through an apartment house at the corner of Pleasant and Court streets. No one was hurt in the blaze. Tenants escaped their burning homes with half a dozen dogs and cats, although at least one cat was left behind. The […]
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Seven children, three adults escape Lisbon fire
LISBON (WGME) — Crews responded to an early morning fire on Route 196 in Lisbon. Lisbon’s Fire Chief says there were three adults and seven children asleep when the fire broke out. They all managed to get out safely. There is a lot of damage to the front of the home, and the garage and […]
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Shed burns in Oxford
Oxford firefighters battle a fire Tuesday afternoon at a small, unattached shed on Deer Lane. No further information was available Tuesday night. (Chuck Blaquiere photo) Oxford firefighters battle a fire Tuesday afternoon at a small, unattached shed on Deer Lane. No further information was available Tuesday night. (Chuck Blaquiere photo)
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Man dies in Sanford house fire
SANFORD — A 53-year-old Sanford man died Sunday morning in a fire that destroyed his home, an attached garage, and two sheds, a spokesman for the State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Sunday evening that investigators are confident that Charles Kerrigan died in the fire at 234 Deering Neighborhood […]
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Marijuana grow room in Rumford up in smoke
RUMFORD — A fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a marijuana grow room in the back of a wood products plant on Route 2 on Saturday morning, Rumford Fire Chief Chris Reed said. There were no injuries. An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office will inspect the scene Monday to try to determine the […]
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Portland artist Zoo Cain loses roughly 100 of his works in fire
Portland artist Zoo Cain lost more than 100 pieces of artwork in a fire that caused extensive damage to his Valley Street studio and gallery, but he was thankful that most of the works he has created weren’t in the building and that no one was hurt in the fire that displaced 10 people. Cain […]
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Fire heavily damages camp in Dallas Plantation
DALLAS PLANTATION — A fire heavily damaged a camp and charred a corner of a detached woodshed Monday on Sunnyside Lane, off Camp Waya Awi Road on Gull Pond. Firefighters from Rangeley, Eustis and Phillips responded to find the camp three-quarters involved in fire, Tim Pellerin, chief of the Rangeley Fire Rescue Department, said Tuesday. Children […]
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Garage burns in Norway
A detached garage and a recreational vehicle inside it go up in flames at 147 Eddie Kahkonen Road in Norway 0n Thursday morning. Norway firefighters were assisted by crews from Paris, Oxford and Waterford. It was believed no one was hurt in the 7 a.m. blaze. No further details were available Thursday night. (Chuck Blaquiere photo) A […]
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Withrop home destroyed by fire
WINTHROP — A home at 61 Clark St. in Winthrop was destroyed by fire early Tuesday, but the tenants of the rental property made it out safely. The renters said the fire began when they were adjusting a plug in an electric outlet and sparks came out, igniting a nearby bed, according to Dan Brooks, […]
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Man dies in Norway fire
NORWAY — A 68-year-old Norway man died in a house fire Sunday morning, the State Fire Marshal’s Office reported. Stephen McAllister was found deceased in the living room of his one-story home by Norway firefighters after they responded to the scene at 527 Greenwood Road about 7:30 a.m. The fire had swept through the home. […]