Cardboard in the dumpster ignited Monday afternoon, forcing a brief shutdown of the baggage claim area at the Portland International Jetport.
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Home in Standish gutted by suspicious fire
Neighbors reported hearing an explosion just before the fire began in the home on Musselman Road, and the building was fully involved when firefighters arrived.
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After blaze in New Gloucester, chief sounds alarm about shortage of firefighters
Tom Printup says firefighters had to muster from 3 towns for Thursday’s predawn fire and wouldn’t have been able to handle it if the dwelling had been larger or occupied.
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State investigators probe central Maine fires that were 8 miles apart
The fires both occurred early on Sunday mornings, a week apart, on U.S. Route 2 and destroyed unoccupied buildings.
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Scarborough campground owner thankful fire didn’t spread
Firefighters kept a blaze at Bayley’s Camping Resort contained to the restaurant Tuesday night.
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Electrical fire damages Wyman Energy Center in Yarmouth
It took crews about an hour to bring the electrical fire under control.
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Multi-family Westbrook house damaged by fire
The fire in a two-unit residential building started in the attic area, according to a fire official.
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Fire marshal: Failed electrical conductor started fatal Anson fire
The fire marshal’s office said Richard Duley’s body was found with a fire extinguisher next to him.
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Anson fire victim was a great outdoorsman, story teller, according to his children
Richard Duley, 75, was alone in his Moore Street home Sunday when it was destroyed by fire, the cause of which remains unknown.
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Deputy’s son arrested in arson fires set at 3 black churches in Louisiana
Authorities have arrested Holden Matthews in connection with suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana, but officials have not yet said whether racism was a motivator.