RANGELEY — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Massachusetts couple’s two-story log home at 3 Furbish Road on Thursday morning, fire Chief Tim Pellerin said Friday. “The property was insured, but will be a total loss due to extensive interior damage,” he said. Pellerin […]
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Fire damages building in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — A fire sparked by a woman cooking french fries before dawn Friday left five families homeless and one unit “charred,” fire officials said. Fire investigator Paul Ouellette said the call came in at 5:25 a.m. of fire on the top floor of 256 Park St., a six-unit, three-story tenement. The brother and sister […]
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Fire destroys vacation retreat home in Rangeley
RANGELEY — About 35 firefighters from five departments fought a Thursday morning fire that destroyed a two-story log home at 3 Furbish Road. State fire investigators are helping Rangeley fire Chief Tim Pellerin to determine the cause. There were no injuries. However, a couple of firefighters slipped on the ice and fell but are OK, he […]
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Federal involvement complicates Gamage Avenue demolition
AUBURN — A federal mortgage program’s involvement in a burned-out Gamage Avenue tenement could delay plans to demolish the building. That may be just fine with the city, according to Eric Cousens, Auburn’s director of planning and permitting. “Because of where it’s located, it’s difficult to get at and that makes it an expensive demolition,” […]
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Fire heavily damages Caribou florist shop
CARIBOU — More than fifty firefighters from five communities spent more than four hours into Friday morning extinguishing a blaze that destroyed a portion of a Caribou business. Phil’s Florist and Greenhouses, located on Washburn Street, caught fire sometime before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to Caribou Fire Chief Scott Susi. He said Friday that a […]
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Cause of Oxford fire ‘cannot be determined’
OXFORD — Authorities said Thursday that the cause of Wednesday’s house fire that took the life of homeowner Peter Lowe cannot be determined because the structure sustained too much damage. In a news release Thursday, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said the State Fire Marshal’s Office believes the fire started in the bedroom, […]
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Firefighters stop fire from spreading to cabinet business
WELD — Firefighters prevented flames from spreading from a personal storage building/garage next to a building that houses a cabinet business at 80 Temple Road, acting fire Chief Hollis Tyler said Thursday. The buildings on the property of Randall and Debra Vining were an estimated 15 to 20 feet apart, Tyler said. The couple operates […]
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Fire destroys storage building at Weld home
WELD — Fire destroyed a personal storage building at the home of Randy and Deb Vining on Temple Road on Wednesday. The fire was called in just before 1 p.m. and reportedly it rekindled, sending firefighers back Wednesday evening. The Vinings operate Vining’s Custom Cabinets and Fine Furniture on the property, but the business was […]
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Oxford man dies in house fire
OXFORD — A man who lived alone died in a fire at his waterfront home on Hogan Pond Lane on Wednesday, police said. The body of Peter Lowe, 55, was found by firefighters battling the blaze at 144 Hogan Pond Lane, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The house was destroyed. Firefighters were called […]
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Couple in their late 70s killed in blaze at home in Elliotsville Plantation
ELLIOTSVILLE PLANTATION — The elderly couple who died early Saturday morning in a fire that destroyed their home have been identified as George Beety, 78, and Laurette Beety, 79. The one-story home on Elliotsville Road was in flames when crews arrived after the 911 call came in at 1:16 a.m. Saturday, Monson Fire Chief Eric […]