POLAND — Four people, including a family of three, escaped a fire early Wednesday morning that destroyed a home on Route 11/Bakerstown Road. Fire Chief Mark Bosse said the fire was reported at 677 Bakerstown Road around 3:30 a.m. “The crews arrived on scene and saw a heavy fire going on the backside of the […]
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Norway Planning Board approves permit to fix building damaged by fire
NORWAY — The Planning Board unanimously approved a building permit for Northeast Rental Housing to renovate a fire-damaged building at 73 Beal St. The building was previously owned by Peter Berube. James Marcinuk of Northeast Rental Housing said the company recently acquired the building and hopes to repair the damage. The fire last August displaced […]
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The case for residential sprinkler systems
In the early-morning hours of Nov. 2, a fire broke out at National Wood Products of Maine on Route 26. Within 20 minutes, the fire had been snuffed out, long before it could fully engulf the room and cause any permanent damage. Oxford Fire Chief Wayne Jones said that the fire began in a room […]
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Chickens perish in Chesterville barn fire
CHESTERVILLE — Several chickens perished when a three-story barn attached to a house caught fire Friday afternoon at 28 Vienna Road, Fire Chief John Archer said. More than 30 firefighters responded to help fight the blaze in 28-degree weather while a brisk wind sent billowing smoke into the air that could be seen for miles. […]
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Phillips man escapes burning house
PHILLIPS — Firefighters from several towns battled snow, ice, sleet and rain, and lack of water and manpower in extinguishing a garage fire late Wednesday night at 212 Mile Square Road. Rusty Potter, 38, awoke to find no power in the farmhouse and saw flames in the attached garage. He ran out to his car […]
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Four people taken to hospital after Harrison fire
HARRISON — A family was taken to the hospital with minor injuries early Tuesday morning after a fire destroyed their home, according to Harrison Fire Chief Dana Laplante. The fire was reported at around 3:30 a.m. at 29 Rich Road, he said. “We talked with the homeowner, and he said the fire started with a […]
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Fire damages Rangeley home
RANGELEY — An improperly installed chimney sparked a fire that gutted a living room and damaged the attic of a home at 129 Quimby Pond Road on Thursday, Fire/Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said. He said big flames in the living room in the area of the wood stove spread to the attic of the 1 […]
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Blaze that destroyed Norway building ‘accidental’
NORWAY — The State Fire Marshal’s Office said the Monday evening blaze that destroyed a two-story apartment house at 54 Beal St. was accidental. Dan Young, a state fire investigator, said a friend of one of the tenants was “frying up some scallops on the stove on the first floor” when he left the room […]
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Fundraising page, clothing drive set up for Farmington fire victims
FARMINGTON — The cause of a fast-moving fire that destroyed a home at 877 Whittier Road on Tuesday morning is undetermined because of the destruction, Fire Rescue Capt. Tim “TD” Hardy said Wednesday. Owners Chris and Pam Boyker Smith and their six children lost everything except what they had with them. A boy who stayed […]