LIVERMORE — A camp, shed and fence were destroyed in fire that heavily damaged another camp on Brettons Pond early Friday, fire officials said. “There is no evidence of crime,” investigator Chris Stanford of the state Fire Marshal’s Office said. The fire started in a shed belonging to Henry Gagnon of New Gloucester, and spread […]
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Livermore camp destroyed by fire; second one damaged
LIVERMORE (WGME) — Firefighters from several towns were called in for a fire that destroyed one camp and damaged another in the Town of Livermore early Friday morning. The fire was on Keith Street. Livermore firefighters say it started in one of the camps around 2:45 a.m. and then spread to the second building. One […]
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Home on Ridge Road in Lisbon destroyed by fire
LISBON — A fire Tuesday morning destroyed a mobile home on Ridge Road. Flames swept quickly through the home at 45 Ridge Road, according to Fire Chief Nate LeClair. “The trailer was pretty well involved when we got here,” he said. “By the time we had trucks on the scene and hoses on the ground, […]
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Fire razes camper on Sabbathday Road in New Gloucester
A camper burns Friday morning on Sabbathday Road in New Gloucester. Firefighters from Poland and Gray joined those from New Gloucester to quickly douse the flames. There were no injuries, according fire officials. (New Gloucester Fire Department photo) A fire hose soaks the area where a camper burned Friday morning on Sabbathday Road in New […]
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Chesterville woods fire burns over 2 acres
CHESTERVILLE — Flames that spread over 2 1/2 acres of woods Wednesday behind residences on Adams Road were caused by a fire that had been started to burn debris, according to Mark Rousseau, a forest ranger with the Maine Forest Service. Thirty-one firefighters from Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, Jay, New Sharon and Wilton responded, according […]
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Family dog dies in Poland fire
POLAND — A dog perished in a fire that heavily damaged a house on Cobb Road on Monday afternoon, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Printup said. The cause of the blaze was food left unattended on a kitchen stove, he said. No one was home at the time, he said. A passer-by called 911 at 12:12 p.m. […]
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Auburn fire displaces 14 people but they are all safe
AUBURN — A small basement fire forced 14 people out of their homes at 26 Myrtle St. on Thursday morning. Battalion Chief David Richard said the three units in the apartment building were occupied by seven adults and seven children, all of whom made it out safely when someone smelled smoke at 7:47 a.m. The […]
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Fire-damaged dog-grooming business to reopen
OXFORD — A South Paris dog-grooming business, destroyed by fire in February, is expected to reopen in the coming weeks. Nicole Nickerson, owner of Pampered Pups, said she is renting space at the Oxford Mini Mall at 1600 Main St. “It’s the building that has the Subway in it,” Nickerson said. “I’m working on setting […]
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Firefighters douse Greene brush fire
Shawn Lavigne, a volunteer firefighter with the Greene Fire Department, puts out hot spots from a brush fire on the banks of the Androscoggin River on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Orchard worker tries to ‘smoke out’ woodchuck, burns 2 acres in Monmouth
A man trying to “smoke out” a woodchuck accidentally started a brush fire that burned nearly 2 acres of grass and brush at an apple orchard Saturday, officials said. The fire, which was extinguished by Monmouth firefighters, was on Norris Hill Road, at an orchard owned by Cooper Farms. Ed Pollard, an assistant fire chief […]