While the Great Brunswick Fire of 1825 is likely the most well-known fire to have occurred in the Midcoast, the City of Bath has known at least two “Great Fires” in its history. On Friday night, Jan. 17, 1837, at approximately 11 p.m., a fire broke out in the “two-story wooden building” that occupied Parson […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Los Angeles is burning. Could it happen in Maine?
Massive wildfires left a path of destruction across Maine in October 1947, changing how the state responds to the danger, but climate change remains a risk factor.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Fire that destroyed Bridgton barn deemed accidental
No one was injured in the blaze, which took units from 15 departments to extinguish.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fire smoke covers Brazil’s capital, prompting federal response
Smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetlands and Sao Paulo state is affecting millions of Brazilians across the country.
Posted inNew England, News
Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office; motive remains unclear
The building’s interior suffered some damage from the fire and sprinklers that doused the area with water, but no one was hurt.
Posted inMaine
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.
Posted inOp-eds
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.