All residents were OK, but the barn was ‘totaled’ and the attached house was left uninhabitable.
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Investigators say machinery sparked Robbins Lumber fire, triggering blast in silo
They say suppression operations were unable to extinguish a smoldering fire that began near an unloader and it rapidly triggered particulate matter, causing the explosion that lifted a silo off its base.
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Hundreds pay their respects to fallen Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross
First responders and civilians arrived in droves for a public visitation in Belfast to honor Cross, 27, who died in last week’s fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont.
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How to stay safe amid elevated fire risk in Maine
Meteorologists cautioned against starting any fires Tuesday, with dry and breezy weather making conditions dangerous.
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Forget April showers: Spring in central Maine is fire season
As fire departments across the state fight daily brush fires in April, here’s how to stay safe.
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How safe is the Gorham battery farm?
Fires at battery farms can be difficult to extinguish, but Cross Town Energy Storage was built with safeguards, its Texas owner says.
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Multiple structure fires ignite over several days, four in Lewiston
Two of the fires were caused by wood stoves, with another the result of an unattended candle.