Theresa Cote refers to her home as “the one that’s left.” For hours Monday, the 88-year-old woman sat in a plastic chair across Blake Street. She watched the people flee. She watched the firefighters battle. And she watched as fire burned one apartment house after another. Buildings to the rear and to one side of […]
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Humane society opens doors, arms for fire’s furry victims
LEWISTON — An ash-colored poodle was among the lucky ones. The male dog shivered in a kennel in a rear room of the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society shelter days after he was displaced by the catastrophic Blake Street fire. “Chill out,” soothed Zachary Black, the society’s operations manager. He picked up the dog and held […]
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Another 12-year-old accused of setting a fire in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A 12-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of felony arson in connection with Friday’s fire on Pierce Street. Lewiston Police Chief Michael Bussiere declined to release the boy’s name, citing his age, until he has been formally charged in court. The charges have been made in connection with a fast-moving fire […]
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Red Cross, Salvation Army help victims at Lewiston High School.
LEWISTON — About 20 families displaced by Friday night’s fire on Bartlett and Pierce streets spent the night at Lewiston High School. Scott Parker, Red Cross shelter manager, said the school will be available Saturday night also. Sunday night? “That’s what we’re going to figure out now,” he said. In the meantime, residents displaced by […]
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Waterville fire damages two downtown buildings
WATERVILLE — Crews from Waterville, Winslow and Fairfield battled a fire on Main Street Friday that damaged two four-story structures — one of them extensively, a Waterville Fire Department official confirmed. The fire began about 4 p.m. Friday at 18 Main St., which houses among other things the Ink4Life Tattoos and Piercings and several apartment […]
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Dozens rousted in fast-spreading fire
LEWISTON —Fire investigators were searching for a cause on Saturday and relief organizations were trying to find space for displaced tenants after fire swept through several buildings on Bartlett and Pierce streets late Friday. At least four apartment houses and a garage burned, sending residents scurrying into the streets and bringing fire crews from more […]
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Child charged with arson in Blake Street fire in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police have charged a 12-year-old boy with three counts of arson in Monday’s Blake Street fire, Lewiston police Chief Michael Bussiere said Thursday. No further arrests are expected. The boy is expected to be arraigned on the felonies by Monday, Bussiere said. He said the boy was interviewed several times by investigators. During […]
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Locals react to arson arrest
LEWISTON — Many of the tenants displaced by Monday’s fire were still busy Thursday trying to find places to live and clothes to wear. There wasn’t a lot of time to react to the news that a child had been arrested. But when there was time, there was anger and frustration. “I didn’t know there […]
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Lewiston fire probe continues
LEWISTON — Two days after 75 people were burned out of their downtown homes, the legacy of the massive fire remained. On Blake Street, a block-wide heap of blackened rubble. Around the corner on Pine Street, a gutted tenement still stood, with charred windows staring out like black eyes. Fire officials want it gone sooner […]
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Donations pouring in for fire victims
LEWISTON — Before Monday’s fire was even out, friends, family and helpful strangers were calling for donations to help victims and arranging drop sites for clothes, toys, diapers and other items. The call was quickly answered via Facebook, as people offered children’s clothes, furniture, bedding, strollers, car seats and bags filled with household goods. “We’re […]