POLAND — A massive fire that leveled the former dining hall at the defunct Elan School on Friday morning is being investigated by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Poland Fire Rescue Chief Tom Printup confirmed.
The blaze at 70 Number Five Road is at least the second since November. The cause then was listed as undetermined by state fire investigators.
Fire departments from Auburn, Mechanic Falls, Minot, New Gloucester and Oxford assisted Poland Fire Rescue.
The private school for troubled teens was opened in 1970 by Joseph Ricci, the former Scarborough Downs owner. It closed in April 2011 due to declining enrollment after several allegations and testimonies of abuse surfaced over the years.
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