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Windham home heavily damaged in early morning fire

A person inside the house escapes after waking to the sound of a smoke detector, according to fire officials.

One wall of the mill is bowing, and firefighters planned to remain all night as they feared the building might collapse.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD June 20, 2017June 19, 2017

By making it easy to get a free permit, private websites were keeping Maine communities safer and saving them money.

by Staff Report June 5, 2017

Oil tanks do not appear to be involved in the blaze, which broke out Monday night.

by Staff Report May 19, 2017May 20, 2017

Timothy C. Williams Jr., 29, is charged with arson in the fire early Tuesday, the State Fire Marshal’s Office says.

The site along Route 194 replaces a half-century-old building that offered no direct access to the upper floor.

by Associated Press April 10, 2017May 2, 2018

No one is hurt after a structure that held the State Street Saloon succumbs to the blaze early Monday.

Firefighters battled the blaze at the former Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse for more than two hours.

by and Beth A. Birmingham The Courier-Gazette April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

The five people who were inside escape safely.

by Staff Report March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

Everyone gets out of the 9-unit building safely, but the tenants of the apartment where the fire started won’t be able to return for a few days.