AUGUSTA — A man who worked near an apartment building that caught fire Sunday morning broke a window to rescue a resident who suffered injuries in the blaze. The Pleasant Street fire had started in 62-year-old John Murray’s kitchen at about 9:30 a.m. and was cooking-related, according to battalion chief Daniel Guimond of the Augusta […]
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In wake of fires, city sees housing efforts paying off
LEWISTON — As work continues to lock up and block vacant downtown tenements and the City Council looks to demolish 12 more buildings this year, city officials say the effort is making a difference. “I’m feeling very positive,” Jeff Baril, Lewiston’s liaison police and code enforcement officer, said. “We are looking at the 30 worst […]
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Fire victims feeling at home again
LEWISTON — Weeks after fires destroyed downtown apartment buildings, displacing as many as 200 people, families are finally finding themselves at home again. On Tuesday afternoon, only five blocks from their former 172 Blake St. apartment, Adriana and Jamie Garcia were rebuilding their lives in their new dwelling on Pine Street. Jamie laughed about putting […]
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Housekeeper charged in Bar Harbor inn fire
BAR HARBOR — A man working as a housekeeper at a local inn has been charged with two misdemeanor crimes, but not arson, for starting a fire in a bathroom at the inn on Wednesday, according to local police. The man, Reginaldo Cerqueria, 51, of Bar Harbor, is accused of starting the fire when he […]
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Sen. Angus King tours downtown Lewiston fire damage
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King on Friday walked past piles of rubble on Horton Street, charred buildings on Pierce and Bartlett, and watched a home come down at 80 Pine St. As a backhoe clawed down walls and kicked up ashes, it offered glimpses of the former tenants’ lives: A mattress. A kitchen sink. […]
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Fire officials find body in Monroe home rubble
MONROE — Maine fire officials say a body has been recovered after a house fire in the Waldo County town of Monroe. The fire marshal’s office say the body is believed to be that of the occupant, 56-year-old Randy Oliver, but the state medical examiner’s office will examine the body and confirm the identification. The […]
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Memories put New Auburn fire in its proper place
AUBURN — Linda Gross was quick to point out that the famous 1933 New Auburn conflagration didn’t start in a parking lot where everyone gathered Wednesday but back under the building constructed by her grandfather, Arthur Pontbriand. “My father was only 16 years old when it happened,” Gross said. “All I know is what my […]
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Maine wind turbine fire under investigation
PORTLAND (AP) — An investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a wind turbine at New England’s largest wind farm is expected to wrap up within a month. The Jan. 16 blaze, the first reported turbine fire in Maine, burned out the gear box at the top of one of the 44 turbine […]