The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Thursday, saying that extra caution should be taken.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Waterville woman set fires at downtown Colby College construction site, police say
Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
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Posted inMaine
Maine woman dies after a food smoker in her garage catches fire
The fire that killed a 74-year-old woman was started accidentally, the fire marshal’s office says.
Posted inNation & World
Record-breaking California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns
Some 100 large blazes are burning across 15 states with historic drought conditions.
Posted inNation & World
70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
Powerful winds across the state prompted power cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
Posted inNation & World
Three dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
The fires trapped firefighters and civilians behind fire lines in Oregon and leveled an entire small town in eastern Washington.
Posted inNation & World
‘Mega fire’ measuring 1.5 million acres forms in Australia as bushfires merge
Ecosystems that typically don’t see major fires, such as rainforests, have been scorched, and these fires are affecting the most populous reaches of the already hot and dry continent.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Chickens die in fire at animal rescue center in Auburn
The coop at 850 Garfield Road is on the property of Misfits Rehab run by wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Marchigiani.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fires spare Reagan library but menace homes near Los Angeles
With California tinder dry and fires burning in both the north and south, the state was at the mercy of gusty winds.
Posted inNation & World, News
Photos: Thousands flee California wildfires in Los Angeles, wine country
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says its power lines may have started 2 wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area.