NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades spread through every floor of a Bronx apartment building within a matter of minutes, city officials said, killing 12 people and sending other residents scrambling outside into the cold and down fire escapes to safety. The dead included a child around a year […]
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Crews battle blaze in Poland
POLAND — Crews from several towns were on Megquier Hill Road late Thursday after a mobile home was reported in flames at about 9 p.m. Firefighters from Poland were joined by crews from Mechanic Falls, Oxford, Minot, Paris and other departments after flames were seen shooting from the eaves at 704 Megquier Hill Road. Early […]
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Vacant home burns in Harrison
HARRISON — Crews from several towns were at a mobile home fire on Fogg Road on Friday. The home was reported to be fully engulfed in flames shortly after 6 p.m. Harrison firefighters were joined at the scene by crews from Bridgton and Naples. The home at 69 Fogg Road was reportedly vacant. There were […]
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Fire destroys unoccupied building in Rumford
RUMFORD — For the second time in six days, firefighters from several towns were needed to battle a structure fire in Rumford. Early Tuesday, up to 40 firefighters from Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield and Peru battled a fire in an unoccupied building at the corner of Oxford Avenue and Cumberland Street. Fire Chief Bob Chase said […]
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Apartment fire Saturday leaves two Auburn families homeless
AUBURN — Two families were left homeless Saturday following a fire at an apartment complex. Firefighters responded to a fire at Auburn Mall Apartments at approximately 5 p.m. The flames damaged two of the units in the 12-unit building located at 75 University St. The fire was extinguished in approximetely 20 minues with the help […]
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South Rumford fire likely started in garage
From her front porch, Nina Mason shot this photo of the Thursday evening fire that destroyed a home at 411 South Rumford Road in Rumford. RUMFORD — A house fire at 411 South Rumford Road likely began near a work bench in the garage Thursday night, Fire Chief Bob Chase said Friday. He noted that there […]
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Fire destroys van in Lewiston
Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette checks out the damage inside a van at the corner of Curtis and Cottage streets in Lewiston on Friday morning while trying to determine the cause of a fire. The owner of the van, Jac Williams, said that shortly after he started it up he smelled smoke and got out […]
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Crews battle house fire in Rumford
RUMFORD — Firefighters from several towns were battling flames after a single-family home caught fire shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday. Early reports were that the house at 411 South Rumford Road had been evacuated as fire crews from Rumford, Andover, Mexico, Woodstock, Peru, Dixfield and other towns fought the blaze. A Rumford fire official […]
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Video: Fire destroys Rangeley home
RANGELEY — A fire that destroyed a house early Thursday morning was caused by improperly disposed ashes from a fireplace, Fire Chief Tim Pellerin said. Homeowners Robert and Carol Hunt and a couple of dogs escaped the fire at 72 Skyland Drive without injury, he said. A cat was lost. The ashes were apparently left […]
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Fire crews battle Lisbon house fire
LISBON — Fire crews made quick work of a Wednesday afternoon blaze that filled a house with smoke. Witnesses at the scene said smoke was blowing out from beneath the eaves of the two-family home at 16 Douglas St. when the fire was reported just before 4 p.m. Officials said it appeared the fire started […]