LIVERMORE FALLS — Fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy assured residents Monday night that the five fires in town since Aug. 28 are not suspicious. Three of them were leaning toward electrical issues, one was caused by the improper disposal of wood stove ashes and officials will probably never know what caused the other, Hardy said. […]
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Investigator: Ashes cause of Lewiston house fire
LEWISTON — A fire Sunday morning that damaged the outside of a home at 5 Larrabee Road was ruled accidental, according to Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette. The fire, which was reported at 8:26 a.m. Sunday, started on the back deck. The cause was improper disposal of fireplace ashes, which were placed in a plastic […]
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Early-morning fire damages Auburn home
AUBURN — An early-morning fire damaged a home at 17 Pond Crest Lane on Thursday. Firefighters arrived at the home around 5:30 a.m. and spotted fire coming from the bedroom window on the second floor, Auburn Fire Department Battalion Chief Dean Milligan said. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes. “Fire damage was limited […]
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Fire guts second floor of house in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Neighbors woke a woman sleeping on the second floor of a house at 6 Sturtevant Place on Wednesday morning and helped her get out of the burning building, fire Chief Lt. Tim “T.D.” Hardy said. State fire investigator Chris Standford determined the cause was an an electrical fire that started in a […]
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Car fire closes Broad Street in Auburn
AUBURN — A car burst into flames beside Broad Street shortly after the driver pulled it over because of engine trouble Tuesday night. When Auburn police and firefighters responded around 8 p.m., the car was engulfed in flames. Part of Broad Street near Witham Road was closed to traffic for about 30 minutes as firefighters […]
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Early morning fire destroys Oxford home
OXFORD — Members of a family, including two preschool children, a young couple and a teenager, escaped their burning home at the Mechanic Falls line this morning. There were no injuries, but Sally Courtney’s family lost several pets. Firefighters from Oxford, Poland, Paris, Otisfield, Norway and Mechanic Falls responded to the fire, which destroyed the […]
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Two fires destroy Scarborough homes Saturday, injuring two
SCARBOROUGH — Two elderly residents were injured jumping from a burning Prouts Neck home early Saturday morning in one of two fires that destroyed homes. Firefighters arrived at the first fire at approximately 5:41 a.m., and the large home at 29 Winslow Homer Road was engulfed in flames, Scarborough Fire Chief Michael Thurlough said. “Our […]
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Fire destroys Poland garage, boat
POLAND — A late-afternoon fire destroyed a boat on Route 122 on Wednesday, burning an open-air garage and a motorcycle before fire crews brought the flames under control. The garage at 419 Spring Water Road went up in flames at about 4:30 p.m. Poland firefighters responded and called for help from departments in nearby towns. […]
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Fire marshal to investigate West Paris scrapyard blaze
WEST PARIS — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a Tuesday evening fire at West Paris Metals, a scrap metal yard on Maple Street, the scene of another fire in August. According to West Paris fire Chief Norm St. Pierre, no employees were working at the scrapyard when the fire was reported […]
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Wilton fire damages kitchen, attic
WILTON — An electrical problem sparked a fire at a home on Route 2, damaging the attic and kitchen early Tuesday morning, fire Chief Sonny Dunham said at the scene. Stacy Baker was watching TV at about 1:30 a.m. when she smelled smoke and found the attic full of it, he said. She, her four […]