KENNEBUNK — Firefighters at press time this morning were battling a blaze at a car repair business at 92 York St., Route 1.
A dispatch supervisor at Sanford Regional Communications Center at 7:45 a.m. said Route 1 was shut down for the morning commute today as fire hoses were stretched across the roadway.
The fire was reported at about 6 a.m.
Firefighters from Kenenbunk and surrounding communities were fighting the fire in frigid conditions.. At 7:30 a.m., the temperature in Kennebunk was reported to be 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
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