TURNER — A 275-year-old home was destroyed Tuesday as eight departments responded to put out the blaze. According to fire Chief Michael Arsenault, fire crews were called to a structure fire at the home of Carlton Enos Jr. at 520 Plains Road at 1:48 p.m. Enos was at work at Moark, the former DeCoster egg […]
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Furnace backup handled by rumford, Mexico firefighters
RUMFORD — Reports of a possible chimney fire sent fire crews from Rumford and Mexico to the former armory on Lincoln Street on Tuesday night. According to Rumford Deputy Chief Richard Coulombe, the call was received at 8:03 p.m. Tuesday, bringing seven firefighters from Rumford and 12 from Mexico. Once inside, Coulombe said crews found […]
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Fraternity house arson under investigation
ORONO — Charges have yet to be filed in connection with a small fire that damaged a University of Maine fraternity house on Friday night, authorities said. Officials have gathered a list of people who were present at the time of the fire, but it is still unclear if anyone will face criminal charges, Orono […]
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Fire at UMaine fraternity ruled arson
ORONO — A small fire Friday night at a University of Maine fraternity has been ruled an arson, an official from the state fire marshal’s office said Saturday. “The cause was intentional human element,” Sgt. Joel Davis of the fire marshal’s office said. Davis said the fire remains under investigation by fire marshal’s office investigators […]
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Students evacuated after fire at University of Maine fraternity
ORONO— A fire Friday evening at the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity on College Avenue forced the evacuation of about 20 students, according to reports from University of Maine police. Old Town and Orono fire departments responded to a report of sprinklers being set off at the fraternity and traffic on College Avenue was still blocked […]
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Rumford Finance Committee approves budgets for several departments
RUMFORD — Finance Committee members Tuesday night began the first of three successive days of budget reviews, approving several department spending plans. They met with department heads for parks and recreation, police, fire and public works, listened to requests, asked questions and approved amounts. With one exception on the Fire Department budget, their recommendations mirrored […]
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Homeless man found dead after fire at makeshift Portland campsite
PORTLAND — When local firefighters responded to a fire along the railroad tracks on West Commercial Street just before midnight Saturday, they made a grisly discovery — the burned body of a homeless man. The fire claimed the life of the man, who was not identified, city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said in a press release […]
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No injuries, minimal damage at NewPage mill fire
RUMFORD — There were no injuries and only minimal damage from a fire in a co-generation room at NewPage paper mill on Monday, mill spokesman Anthony Lyons said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to a firefighter. Workers were doing maintenance in the room when the fire began, Lyons said. It was […]