The building’s interior suffered some damage from the fire and sprinklers that doused the area with water, but no one was hurt.
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Emergency crews from several towns battle Sebago house fire
The house at 57 Kimball Corner Road was a total loss but a man and woman escaped the blaze that started when a generator outside the home caught fire.
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Maine Observer: Doing my bit to fight the fires of 1947
I was drafted to help the fires that ravaged parts of the state, but we had no idea of what was in store for us.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires
The trees, the world’s largest by volume, are under threat like never before.
Posted inNation & World, News
Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
That toll comes on top of the hundreds of heat-related deaths reported in the Iberian peninsula, as high temperatures have gripped the continent in recent days and triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkan region.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Crews closer to containing brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
The fire, reported Monday, has led to the closure of part of the Appalachian Trail.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fire danger high across most of Maine
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Thursday, saying that extra caution should be taken.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Waterville woman set fires at downtown Colby College construction site, police say
Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
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Maine woman dies after a food smoker in her garage catches fire
The fire that killed a 74-year-old woman was started accidentally, the fire marshal’s office says.
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Record-breaking California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns
Some 100 large blazes are burning across 15 states with historic drought conditions.