PORTLAND — The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office says a woman who was badly burned when fire swept her Portland home Sunday has died at a Boston hospital. Officials say 56-year-old Julia Ball died Friday morning. Investigators say the fire started in the living room of the home at 250 Burnside Ave., most likely from smoking […]
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Milo business block rises from ashes
MILO — On Sept. 14, 2008, residents and town officials watched their downtown burn. A fire set by an arsonist tore through a flower shop, an arcade, a former theater, hardware store and Hobnobber’s Pub early that morning, leaving the downtown block in ruins. “It was a tremendous, devastating blow to this community,” Town Manager […]
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Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Saturday fire levels Lovell building
LOVELL — Fire crews from five communities battled a fire in a historic landmark building in Lovell Saturday morning. According to Chief Tom McKenzie of the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, the fire broke out around 6:45 a.m. Saturday at 224 Main St. McKenzie said that by the time the first crews arrived on scene, the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Lovell Village fire disrupts phone service
The fire at 211 Main St. began before 6:45 a.m., which is when firefighters and emergency responders were alerted to it. The blaze disrupted telephone service in the area, the dispatcher said. Further information was not available Saturday night. [email protected]
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Fire destroys ‘big old New England-style barn’ in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — About 50 firefighters from six towns battled a barn fire Saturday that singed a nearby trailer and melted siding on a nearby house. “The barn was fully involved when we got here,” Buckfield Fire Capt. Steve Campbell said. “We turned our attention to saving the homes.” The fire was reported shortly after 2 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner fire destroys Upper Street home
TURNER — A single-family house at 971 Upper St. was destroyed by a morning blaze Tuesday that took firefighters from five towns until mid-afternoon to knock down. The fire was reported by a 911 call shortly before 9 a.m. as seen coming from the eaves of the one-story building. Flames were visible from an attic […]
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Penley Mill burns in West Paris, nearby fireworks warehouse saved
WEST PARIS — The former Penley Mill was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning as 50 firefighters from a dozen towns worked in freezing cold to fight the stubborn blaze and protect a nearby storehouse full of fireworks. Flames rose from the roof of the vacant mill building near the intersection of Penley Avenue (Route […]
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Brazil nightclub fire kills 233
SAO PAOLO — A band’s pyrotechnic display at a nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday morning turned deadly, killing 233 and injuring dozens when a flare set the building ablaze, according to police and televised reports. The nightclub, called Kiss, was hosting a party for a group of students from the Federal University of Santa […]
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Lewiston firefighters battle apartment fire
LEWISTON — Firefighters made quick work of a fire on Pleasant Street late Thursday, but crews were expected to remain at the scene into Friday morning searching for a cause. When fire crews arrived at 48 Pleasant St. at about 10:20 p.m., fire was blowing from the windows of a second-floor porch. The apartment was […]