Two adults and two children were awakened by their smoke alarms and escaped the predawn fire safely.
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Fire marshal investigators continue to probe cause of Embden explosion, fire
The explosion Friday afternoon destroyed a log home on Bert Berry Road and sent the homeowner to the hospital with injuries and burns, according to officials.
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Portland-area firefighters respond to boat fire on the Presumpscot River
The plume of smoke was visible to traffic heading north on Interstate 295 from Portland to Falmouth.
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Fire leaves Pittsfield family with 4 children without home
Cause of Monday morning fire at manufactured home remains under investigation, according to firefighters.
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Man killed in Lewiston fire identified; dozens left homeless
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Felicien K. Betu, 70, died from injuries he suffered after jumping out a window on the top floor of the four-story apartment house.
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High winds threaten to whip up flames approaching Lake Tahoe
The Caldor Fire crossed two major highways and burned mountain cabins Tuesday as it swept down slopes into the Tahoe Basin.
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Evacuees fill Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee wildfire
Residents of the city of 22,000 were stalled in traffic gridlock overhung with hazy, brown air that smelled like a campfire.
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An idyllic California town and the wildfire everyone should have expected
Lizzie Johnson chronicles what was lost, and why, when Paradise, Calif., burned in 2018.
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Portland police investigating recycling bin fires
Police believe someone set three fires in recycling bins early Sunday morning near Washington Street and Greenleaf Street.
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Skies clear, allowing aircraft to help fight California fire
The newly clear skies will allow more than two dozen helicopters and two air tankers that have been grounded to fly again and make it safer for ground crews to maneuver.