JAY — Fifteen firefighters from Jay and Livermore Falls battled a fire at Verso Paper Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill in subzero temperatures Wednesday afternoon, Jay Assistant Fire Chief Mike Booker said Thursday. No one was injured and minimal damage was done to the Riley Road mill, he said. “The cause is unknown,” Booker said. The fire […]
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Overnight fire destroys Paris home
PARIS — An early-morning fire destroyed a home Thursday and sent three residents to the hospital for smoke inhalation. According to Paris fire Chief Brad Frost, the fire at 87 Durgin Road began around 2:30 a.m. The house was the rented home of Christopher and Mary Buckley and their two daughters, ages 15 and 17. […]
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Musician writes song, ‘When the UU Burned Down,’ about Brunswick church
BRUNSWICK — The Rev. Sylvia Stocker smiled, gazing through the recording studio window. Her foot tapped gently to the music as she listened to a song about the day her church burned down. Singing his song called “When the UU Burned Down” on the other side of the glass was parishioner and songwriter Jud Caswell. […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Chimney fire causes $20,000 damage
LIVERMORE FALLS — A chimney fire that spread into the walls of a house at 7 Hillman Ferry Road on Sunday caused about $20,000 damage, fire rescue Chief Tim “TD” Hardy said Monday. The owner’s name was not immediately available. About 35 firefighters and 10 trucks from Livermore Falls, Jay and Livermore responded to the […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Fire destroys West Paris home, vehicle
WEST PARIS — A single-family home and vehicle were destroyed Sunday evening in a fire that sent wind-driven embers into adjacent buildings. West Paris fire Chief Norm St. Pierre said that the residence of Ernie Yap, 38 Maple St. became fully involved as crews arrived at 5:07 p.m. At that time, St. Pierre said, the […]
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No animals hurt in Westbrook animal shelter fire
WESTBROOK (AP) — Officials say a number of dogs had to be removed, but no animals were injured in a fire at a Maine animal shelter. Fire crews were called at about 9 a.m. Wednesday to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, located in Westbrook. WMTW-TV reported that the fire started in a dryer […]
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Thousands of rounds of ammunition explode at Millinocket fire
MILLINOCKET — Several thousand rounds of ammunition cooked off during a fire that destroyed a Medway Road home on Thursday, killing several pets and heavily damaging a nearby house, firefighters said. Firefighters were startled at first by the explosions, which sounded like erratic semi-automatic weapons fire, at the fire at 11 Medway Road, Fire Chief […]
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Vacant building burns on Gamage Avenue in Auburn
AUBURN — A 2½-story apartment house went up in flames on Gamage Avenue Wednesday, and fire investigators say the blaze is suspicious. Witnesses reported seeing flames shooting from the second floor of the building at about 3:30 p.m. Crews quickly knocked down the fire and kept flames from leaping to nearby homes. Firefighters then searched […]
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Budweiser cans help convict man of burning ex-wife’s Union house
ROCKLAND — Discarded cans of Budweiser beer led police to the ex-husband of a woman whose home was extensively damaged by fire more than three years ago. Charles Henry Johnson, 53, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Knox County Superior Court to aggravated criminal mischief, burglary, theft and trafficking in prison contraband. The sentencing agreement calls for […]
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Small fires sends smoke into 787 cabin in Boston
BOSTON — An electrical fire filled the cabin of a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 with smoke Monday minutes after passengers disembarked following a non-stop flight from Tokyo. The Massachusetts Port Authority’s fire chief, Bob Donahue, said the fire at Boston’s Logan Airport began in a battery pack for the plane’s auxiliary power unit, which runs […]