LIVERMORE FALLS — A fire that destroyed a house on Metzger Lane on Sunday morning is believed to have started in the basement when a spark from a wood stove caught a wood pile on fire, fire Chief Tim Hardy said Monday. The wood pile was opposite the stove, about 3 feet away, he said. […]
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Portland landlord faces deadline to fix code violations
PORTLAND (AP) — City officials say the landlord of a Portland apartment building in which six people died in a fire is facing legal action if he fails to fix safety code violations in another building he owns. A city spokeswoman says Gregory Nisbet has until Feb. 2 to bring 186-188 Dartmouth St. up to […]
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Ashes from wood stove sparked house, barn fire
OAKLAND — Fire officials say improper disposal of ashes from a wood stove caused a fire this week that destroyed an apartment house and barn in Oakland. The fire chief says the ashes were placed in a lean-to attached to the barn. He says wind combined with dry leaves ignited the fire, which spread to […]
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Farmington selectmen to take first look at proposed budget requests
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen will take their first look at the proposed 2015 town budget when they meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Municipal Building. The special meeting was scheduled to allow each department director to present their requests to the board prior to the Budget Committee starting work on […]
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West Paris family huddles together after fire
WEST PARIS — About a mile from Paris Hill, where historic mansions overlook the train of snow-clad peaks spanning the White Mountains and real estate values command some of the best prices in the county, Donald Hodgkin lights up a cigarette in the small prefabricated home he shares with about a dozen people. Three-year old Kiera […]
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Lewiston: No one injured in Bartlett Street apartment fire
LEWISTON — An early-morning fire damaged part of a two-and-a-half-story, three-unit apartment building at 168 Bartlett St. on Friday, displacing as many as seven people. No one was hurt in the fire, which started just before 2 a.m, Lewiston fire Chief Paul LeClair said. The fire began and ended in a second-floor bedroom, LeClair said. […]
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Turner barn destroyed by fire
TURNER — Derek McLaughlin woke Tuesday to the sound of igniting ammunition and the glow as his family’s barn burned. “He looked out the window, and the barn was totally engulfed,” his mother, Bonnie McLaughlin, said. “So, he called us, and he called the Fire Department.” That was just after 3 a.m. Minutes later, when […]
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Fire marshal’s office says Holden apartment blaze caused by ‘careless smoking’
HOLDEN — The state fire marshal’s office said Monday morning that “careless smoking” caused a fire that displaced more than two dozen residents of a Holden apartment building Sunday night. A 54-year-old woman was smoking in her second-floor apartment when the fire broke out at around 9:30 p.m. at the Holden Square Apartments on Upper […]
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Crews extinguish fire in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — Fire destroyed a home Monday night on Forest Avenue. At around 7:30 p.m., fire crews from Bridgton, Paris, West Paris, Sebago, Waterford and Harrison scrambled to the fire at 39 Forest Ave. According to neighbor Susan Rivet, the home belongs to David and Deborah Martin. Rivet said she was with the Martins when […]
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Police release name of Cape Elizabeth fire victim
CAPE ELIZABETH — Officials have released the name of the woman who died in a fire in Cape Elizabeth. Maine State Police say 65-year-old Lamy Alkurdy was pronounced dead at the scene Friday afternoon. Firefighters attempted CPR but were unsuccessful. Officials say the fire began in the kitchen of a condominium on Starboard Drive. Several […]