Containers of sodium hypochlorite fell from a storage bin inside the building and ruptured, spilling between 50 and 60 gallons of the toxic chemical.
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Two-car crash in Standish injures six
Driver inattention probably played a role, the sheriff’s office says.
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Corrections officer faces charge in alleged assault
Nicholas Stein is accused of punching and dragging an inmate.
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Two Lights park evacuated again for ‘agitated’ fox
Thursday’s decision shows new caution among rangers a week after a rabid fox attacked a visitor and her young son.
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County jail officer charged with assaulting inmate
Nicholas Stein, 41, is suspended without pay and faces criminal charges of assault following an altercation with a Cumberland County Jail inmate last month.
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Two Lights park evacuated again after fox acts out
This time, the fox did not have contact with anyone, and ran away. Rangers and the local animal control officer were unable to find it.
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No quick answer to cause of rail crash
Officials doubt the crossing gates malfunctioned or that the relatively new truck had a mechanical defect.
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For potential targets of violence, another lifeline
Westbrook is providing personal devices that will alert police to a threat at home without a phone.
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Skid marks tell a taleof fatal crash at Maine train crossing
Investigators hope the electronic data from the Amtrak train and tractor-trailer that collided Monday will provide clues about what caused the fatal crash on Route 4 in North Berwick.
Amtrak authorities recovered recorded data from the locomotive that should reveal its speed leading up to and immediately after the crash. The train typically runs at 70 mph through the at-grade intersections in North Berwick, officials said, and the gates are designed to close at least 20 seconds before the train arrives.
State police are trying to determine why the trash-hauling truck failed to stop before the gates and skidded into the path of the train. The collision sparked a huge fireball and killed the truck driver, Peter Barnum, 35, of Farmington, N.H.
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3 juveniles charged in Westbrook car burglaries
Sunglasses, CDs and loose change were recovered.