UPDATE: Marijuana plants removed from Lewiston fire scene LEWISTON — Fire officials say it appears as if everyone has escaped safely from a three-alarm apartment building fire in Lewiston. The fire in the 32 Oxford St. building — near the Lewiston House of Pizza — was reported Friday morning. The city has closed Lincoln Street from […]
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House fire at 209 Ferry Road
LISBON — A story on Page C6 of Sunday’s edition should have said the address of the home destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon is 209 Ferry Road. The information was incorrect.
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Firefighters fight blaze in Steuben
STEUBEN — The local fire department, as well as fire departments from Cherryfield and Milbridge, responded to a structural fire at 12 Smeal Lane, according to Washington County dispatchers. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, only the Steuben fire department was still on the scene, cleaning up the area, a dispatcher said. No other details were immediately […]
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Fire in Bucksport likely caused by battery charger malfunction
BUCKSPORT — A fire on Bucks Mills Road left a house with several thousand dollars in damage, though no one was injured, according to a Bucksport dispatcher. Fire departments from Bucksport and Orland responded to a 911 call just after midnight Friday. They had the fire out within minutes, but stayed on the scene until […]
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Room in Farmington home gutted by fire
FARMINGTON — A room and its contents were destroyed by fire early Thursday morning at 122 Davis Road. The space between the home and garage belonging to Richard and Coleen Condon was built into a room, Farmington Fire Chief Terry Bell said Friday. The room was gutted by fire. The rest of the house was […]
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Firefighters battle blaze in Auburn
AUBURN — Fire crews battled a blaze on Broad Street on Wednesday as flames ripped through the second floor of an apartment building. The fire was reported at about 8:30 p.m. on the upper floors at 130 Broad St., with witnesses reporting smoke blowing out of the second- and third-story windows. When firefighters burst through […]
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Lewiston firefighters douse garage fire Sunday night
LEWISTON — A garage on Pierce Street behind Poirier’s Market caught fire Sunday evening around 9:25 p.m., closing portions of Walnut and Pierce streets. Upon arrival, fire crews faced flames showing on the Pierce Street side and quickly began fighting the fire from the street as well as two towers covering from above. Don Allen, […]
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Firefighters, police rescue Veazie man from burning home
VEAZIE — Fire and heavy smoke twice repelled rescuers before they reportedly saved a town man Saturday from dying in a burning home on Chase Road. The man, whom Veazie Fire Capt. Pete Metcalf described only as a resident in his 50s, and Veazie police Officer Matthew Parkhurst were treated for smoke inhalation at Eastern […]
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Portland waterfront restaurant hit by fire
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland waterfront restaurant expects to reopen on Saturday following a fire that caused least $50,000 in damage. Firefighters said Boone’s fish House Oyster Room was empty when firefighters responded at about 4 a.m. Wednesday and there are no reported injuries. Firefighters said they discovered the fire in the walls surrounding a […]
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Electrical surge causes fire in Livermore home
LIVERMORE — A fire that damaged a house at 642 Federal Road on Monday night was caused by a power surge when electricity was restored to the building, fire Chief Don Castonguay said Tuesday. Michael Gammon is the owner of the home. The power in that area of town had been out since Sunday and […]