JAY — A fire that destroyed a one-story cabin at 234 Depot St. on Monday evening started around the wood stove, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. There were no injuries. About 25 firefighters from Jay, Chesterville, East Dixfield and Wilton responded to the 6:50 p.m. call. When they arrived, the camp was engulfed in […]
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Fire destroys unoccupied Wilton home
WILTON — WGME Channel 13 is reporting that an overnight fire leveled a home in Wilton early Saturday morning and is being investigated as suspicious. Before 3 a.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 1090 Route 2 West in Wilton, finding a two-story home engulfed in flames. The fire destroyed the home, which was unoccupied for the […]
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Vienna woman burned in garage fire
PHILLIPS — A Vienna woman suffered second-degree burns on her feet Tuesday when the three-bay garage she was cleaning caught fire at 75 East Madrid Road, Fire Chief Mark Rousseau said. The garage and its contents, including some antiques and a fifth-wheel motor home, were destroyed, he said. The garage and contents were not insured, […]
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Wildfire forces mass evacuations in Alberta, Canada; Former Maineiac among them
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Alberta declared a state of emergency Wednesday as crews frantically held back wind-whipped wildfires that have already torched 1,600 homes and other buildings in Canada’s main oil sands city of Fort McMurray, forcing more than 80,000 residents to flee. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said fire had destroyed or damaged an […]
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Hiram fire destroys Sebago Road barn
HIRAM — An accidental fire destroyed a small barn and ell, and damaged a home at 72 Sebago Road early Monday morning, Second Assistant Fire Chief Eric Durgin said. The fire was reported around midnight when the owner, who was not identified, was at work, Durgin said. A neighbor alerted the owner and she returned […]
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Fire destroys home in Farmington
FARMINGTON — An older-style mobile home on Pierpole Road was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell said Monday. The cause is believed to be a spark from the wood stove that caught the exterior of the home on fire, he said. It is believed a couple of cats perished in the […]
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Rescued firefighter in good condition after Oxford blaze
OXFORD — A Norway firefighter fell through a floor while searching for possible occupants in a burning home Wednesday night on Pottle Road, officials said. Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates said Thursday that his wife, Christine, fell through the fire-damaged floor and was not able to move while straddling a floor joist. She is a […]
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VIDEO: Car engulfed in flames at Lewiston gas station
Posted by Tim Rucker on Saturday, March 26, 2016 LEWISTON — Lewiston firefighters responded quickly to put out a fully engulfed car fire Saturday afternoon at the Elizabeth Ann gas station on the corner of Sabattus Street and East Avenue. The car was about 30 feet from the nearest gas pump, near the curb along the Sabattus […]
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Fire destroys wood boiler and building in Jay
JAY — A building and a wood boiler inside it were destroyed by fire Sunday morning on Hutchinson Road, Deputy Fire Chief Corey Leclerc said Monday. The building was about 35 feet from Jerry Hutchinson’s home, Leclerc said. State fire investigators were at the site Monday to determine the cause, but it doesn’t look suspicious, […]
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Fire destroys Livermore Falls mobile home
LIVERMORE FALLS — A mobile home on Fayette Street was completely destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning. Livermore Falls Fire Chief Edward Hastings said all four residents were able to escape after being woken by smoke detectors around 2:30 a.m. Jamie Adams, the owner of the home at 242 Fayette St., lived there with his girlfriend […]