A procession escorted Cross home to Waldo County on Saturday morning, traveling from the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta past the Morrill fire station to the Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast. Local fire departments lined the roads along the way to pay their respects.
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Firefighter killed in Searsmont mill explosion remembered as ‘wicked happy guy’
Andrew Cross, 27, was a firefighter for Morrill, officials said Saturday.
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‘We take care of each other’: Midcoast community rallies for victims, first responders after mill explosion
Dozens of people from across the region donated and delivered food, water and thousands of dollars to support those battling the blaze at Robbins Lumber on Friday.
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Live updates: Morrill firefighter killed in lumber mill explosion would ‘do anything for anybody’
Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, was killed in the explosion at Robbins Lumber, officials say. Several of the victims injured Friday were taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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1 firefighter dead, at least 10 people injured in fire and explosion at Searsmont mill
A large plume of black smoke was visible for miles as firefighters rushed to Robbins Lumber in Waldo County, where state Fire Marshal Shawn Esler said at an afternoon press conference “we have not even really begun a scene examination.”
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