Fairfield Police Sgt. Paul St. Amand monitors a car that burst into flames on Norridgewock Road on Tuesday. Driver Margaret Genest said at the scene that the car was not accelerating normally and she pulled off the side of the road. A moment later she said she saw smoke followed by fire coming from under hood. “That’s when I decided to get out,” said Genest, of Fairfield. The car was extinguished and traffic resumed. There were no injuries, according to St. Amand.

 

Additional Photos

Fairfield Police Sgt. Paul St. Amand monitors a car that burst into flames on Norridgewock Road on Tuesday. Driver Margaret Genest said at the scene that the car was not accelerating normally and she pulled off the side of the road. A moment later she said she saw smoke followed by fire coming from under hood. “That’s when I decided to get out,” said Genest, of Fairfield. The car was extinguished and traffic resumed. There were no injuries, according to St. Amand.
Fairfield Police Sgt. Paul St. Amand monitors a car that burst into flames on Norridgewock Road on Tuesday. Driver Margaret Genest said at the scene that the car was not accelerating normally and she pulled off the side of the road. A moment later she said she saw smoke followed by fire coming from under hood. “That’s when I decided to get out,” said Genest, of Fairfield. The car was extinguished and traffic resumed. There were no injuries, according to St. Amand. Staff photo by David Leaming

Facebook comments

Augusta and Waterville news

Get news and events from your towns in your inbox every Friday.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Related Stories
Latest Articles