GREENE — A single-family home was destroyed early Sunday when a car caught fire in the garage beneath the home. The fire was reported about 5 a.m. at the house on Island View Drive. The Sabattus Fire Department reported that the house’s occupants were alerted by a smoke detector and were able to exit the […]
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Otisfield fire draws mutual aid from afar
OTISFIELD — Fire departments from as far away as Baldwin, Raymond, Sebago, Casco and Naples responded Friday night to a fire on Big Hill Road in Otisfield. A barn was burning on Big Hill Road Friday night and crews from several towns were battling to save an attached farmhouse. Early reports were that the people living […]
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Otisfield barn, house leveled in fire
OTISFIELD — A barn and attached farmhouse at 37 Big Hill Road were leveled by fire Friday night. Early reports were that those living there in the home escaped to safety after the barn was discovered ablaze at about 7:30 p.m. A short time later, it was reported that flames had spread to the home. […]
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Parsonsfield golf club destroyed in overnight fire
A 100-year-old golf club in Parsonsfield was destroyed by fire overnight. The fire was reported late Wednesday night at Province Lake Golf Club in the western York County town. Fire departments from both Maine and New Hampshire responded to fight the blaze. A photo posted on Facebook by the Wakefield, New Hampshire, fire department showed […]
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Wilton home destroyed by fire
WILTON — A fire that destroyed a house at 796 Temple Road on Wednesday morning was caused by an electrical short in wiring in the kitchen area, according to Fire Chief Sonny Dunham. The two-story house is owned by Kern Savage and his wife, Dunham said. They were not home when the fire was reported at […]
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Chickens perish when coop burns to the ground in Livermore
LIVERMORE — An undetermined number of chickens perished Tuesday night when a small chicken coop was destroyed by fire, Fire Chief Don Castonguay said. It was reported as a structure fire at 1638 Federal Road. The glow from the chicken coop fire initially made it appear that the owner’s house was on fire, Castonguay said. […]
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Fire at an apartment building in Farmington dislocates tenants
FARMINGTON — Several tenants were displaced Monday night when a fire broke out in the attic of a six-unit apartment building at 119 Lake Ave., Farmington Fire Capt. Tim Hardy said Tuesday. State fire investigators were working Tuesday to try to determine the cause of the fire. No one was injured. About 50 firefighters from […]
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Sabattus Pond camp fire investigated
Investigator Jeremy Damren of the State Fire Marshal’s Office checks Monday a camp on Nason Rock Road in Greene, after a fire Sunday morning. Owned by the Roy family, who were there Monday, the camp on Sabattus Pond had significant damage to the interior. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Fire damages Farmington house
FARMINGTON — A house at 500 Town Farm Road was damaged Sunday night when an area around a stovepipe caught fire, Farmington Fire Capt. Scott Baxter said Monday. There were no injuries to the tenant, but the house was not livable, he said. A tenant was operating a wood stove in the kitchen when the area […]
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Firefighters put out fire at Sabattus Pond camp
GREENE — No one was injured during a fire Sunday morning on Nason Rock Road, Greene Fire Chief John Soucy said. The seasonal camp was unoccupied when the fire started at 11:24 a.m., but the structure was mostly saved. Soucy said there is significant damage inside the camp. The cause of the fire is under […]