Firefighters survey the scene of a fully involved vehicle fire Friday in the Gipper’s Sports Grill parking lot in Auburn. (Submitted photo)
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Wilton house fire investigated
WILTON — Investigators worked Monday to find the cause of a house fire that left six people homeless Saturday, Assistant Fire Chief Kyle Ellis said. Fire Chief Sonny Dunham and his department, with help from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, were investigating the blaze at 1367 Main St. “We’re still working on it,” Ellis said. […]
Barn fire in West Auburn
An Auburn firefighter helps change her colleague’s air tank at 760 West Auburn Road in Auburn on Monday. Firefighters responded to smoke coming from the first floor of a barn attached to the owner’s home. Damage was contained to the first floor and basement of the barn, Battalion Chief David Richard said. Lewiston Fire Department […]
New York authorities say Trump Tower fire under control
Authorities in New York said Monday that emergency crews had responded to a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan. A New York Police Department spokesman said a call came in at around 7:30 a.m. about a one-alarm fire on the roof the 68-floor luxury building on 5th Avenue. There were no evacuations, the spokesman said, […]
Fryeburg family displaced after Sunday morning fire
FRYEBURG — A family of three and their two dogs made it out of their burning home safely Sunday morning but the house was a total loss, said Fryeburg Fire Chief Andrew Dufresne. A 2½ story home at 1095 Main St., Fryeburg was destroyed after a fire that started before 6:35 a.m. in the basement spread […]
Family displaced in Wilton fire
WILTON — A family of three was displaced from their home Saturday afternoon by a fire that started in the bathroom around 2 p.m., Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham said. A mother and her two children were in their home at 1378 Main St. when the fire started and spread to the kitchen, but they […]
Dixfield man burned in kitchen fire
DIXFIELD — A local man suffered third-degree burns over 45 percent of his body in a kitchen fire at his Averill Hill Road farmhouse Tuesday evening, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. Richard Roberts was listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland late Tuesday night, a nursing supervisor said. Dennett said the most significant […]
Fire badly damages mobile home in Norway
NORWAY (WGME) — A man and his dog escape a mobile home fire on New Year’s Day in Norway. Chief Dennis Yates says they got the call around 3:45 a.m. that a home on Yagger Rd. was on fire. Chief Yates says a police officer who responded to the call, as well as a firefighter […]
Grease fire scorches side of Auburn home
AUBURN (WGME) — An Auburn family spent New Year’s Eve cleaning up the side of their single story home after a grease fire. “It happened in the blink of an eye,” said Karen White, the home renter. White lives in the home with her fiancé, 17-month-old baby, and two pets. All made it out safe. […]
House in Mexico destroyed by fire
MEXICO — Fire destroyed a home at 107 Swift River Road on Saturday morning, but all occupants got out safely, Chief Richard Jones said. He said the call came in at 7:54 a.m. When the fire departments from Rumford and Mexico arrived, the two-story house was engulfed in flames. Jones said there were two people […]