It took hours for firefighters and workers using an excavator to put out the stubborn fire Wednesday morning.
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Fire kills Turner man in his home
Daniel Chabot, 69, died in spite of efforts by neighbors and passers-by to pull him out of his burning home, fire officials say.
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Dry, windy conditions prompt ‘red flag’ warnings in Maine
The National Weather Service and Maine Forest Rangers caution that the danger of fire was high on Friday, and brush fires later broke out in Hancock County, Wiscasset and Raymond.
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Firefighters control 314-acre wildfire near Kennebunk-Sanford town line
Firefighters will monitor the affected area, just south of the city-owned Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, for hot spots over the next couple of days.
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Maine Voices: Sound the Alarm effort helps prepare us should fire break out at home
Americans often believe they’re safer than they actually are, a fact the Red Cross and fire agencies hope to combat.
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Fire engulfs three-story house in Gardiner
The blaze broke out late Monday afternoon on West Street.
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Five years later: Lewiston remembers arson fires that changed lives
“People were afraid to go to sleep, and scared that they’d be next.”
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Basement fire forces 14 people out of 3 apartments in Auburn
The damage is estimated to be $5,000 to $9,000, but no one was hurt and the cause is not considered suspicious.
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More than 20 wildfires break out across Maine
April and May tend to be the months when most wildfires occur, a Maine forest ranger says.
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Man dies as 5-alarm fire destroys apartment building in Biddeford
The fire, which left 34 people homeless, kills an 88-year-old man who ‘just couldn’t get out’ and damages the neighboring building.