ST. AGATHA — The cause of the fire that destroyed a Main Street trucking company garage and workshop early Saturday will be logged as undetermined, investigators said Sunday. Three state fire marshal’s office investigators were at RF Chamberland Inc. for most of Saturday trying to determine the fire’s cause, but the damage was just too […]
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Weld fire destroys mobile home, trucks
WELD — A fire destroyed a mobile home Friday morning at 27 School St., across from Skoolhouse Variety. No one was injured. A Weld man who noticed the smoke and went to investigate was able to save a car, two ATVs and a pickup truck by moving them out of the way, Weld fire Chief […]
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5 dead, 1 in critical condition, several missing in Portland fire
PORTLAND, Maine — Five people have died and another is in critical condition as a result of a fire that broke out at 20 Noyes St. on Saturday morning, according to Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria. Seven people who had been in the building escaped, he said. That includes the man who is still in […]
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Early-morning fire in Auburn knocked down quickly
Firefighters were called to the two-story home at 10 Cornell St. at about 2 a.m. for a report of a house on fire with flames showing. Everyone had escaped the house. A neighbor said she was was awoken by pounding on her door. When she answered, there were flames shooting from the window of the […]
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Auburn firefighters quickly put out attic fire
AUBURN — Firefighters made quick work of a fire in an attic Wednesday night in a two-story home on Shepley Street. Firefighters were sent to 80 Shepley St. at about 9:30 p.m. after hearing reports of smoke pouring out of the top of the house. Auburn fire crews called for assistance from Lewiston firefighters, but […]
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‘All our stuff is up there’ Burned out tenant fights to retrieve belongings from Birch Street fire
LEWISTON — Anthony Ferris was burned out of his apartment last month when fire ripped through a 17-unit building at 101 Birch St. On Monday, he wanted back in, one last time, before it will be demolished with his belongings inside. Two excavators were already parked outside. The building comes down Wednesday. Ferris escaped with […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Electrical short sparks Norway fire
NORWAY — Minimal damage was reported from a fire Monday morning in a clothes dryer of an Ashton Road home, fire Chief Dennis Yates said. Yates said the cause was a short in the electrical wire leading to a dryer. The fire at 9 Ashton Road occurred just before 10:30 a.m. when Yates was on […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield man seriously injured in Wednesday night crash
HARTFORD — A Buckfield man with a traumatic head injury was taken to Central Maine Medical Center after losing control of his vehicle and striking a utility pole. Joel Warren, 38, was in serious condition as of Wednesday evening, Oxford County Deputy Nate Bowie said Thursday. His status was unknown as of Thursday evening. Bowie said witnesses […]
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Jay police, fire chief White remembered
JAY — About 200 people came to pay their respects to Jay police, fire Chief Larry White Sr. and celebrate his life Sunday at Spruce Mountain High School. White, 61, of Jay lost his nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5. He was fighting it all the way. He had served as a police […]
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Woman collects goods for fire victims. Now what?
LEWISTON — Kasie Kolbe is baffled. For more than a week, the local woman has been collecting furniture, clothes and other items to help families displaced in a Birch Street fire late last month. But now, with enough stuff to outfit seven apartments, Kolbe has no idea how to get it to the victims. She’s […]