The rig erupted in a wall of flames less than a minute after the rescue occurred.
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Cleanup, water testing taking place at Belgrade tanker truck fire site
Things are returning to normal at the intersection that officials had closed because of a huge fire there Wednesday.
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Fuel tanker explodes after Belgrade crash, injuring 2
A portion of Route 27 in Belgrade was closed following the crash, which involved a tanker truck hauling No. 2 fuel oil, officials said.
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Belgrade man indicted on string of theft, burglary charges in Belgrade, Rome
A total of 14 people were indicted by a grand jury last week.
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Sidney chimney fire brings response from 3 departments
The fire, which was reported prior to 7 a.m., caused little damage.
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Gardiner moves forward with LED conversion
City officials propose the bond replace the existing streetlights with energy efficient and networked LED luminaires.
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Messalonskee schools’ $3.9 million athletic complex nears completion, but critics still concerned about cost
With or without its final red track coating, the $3.9 million facility will be ready for the spring sports season, officials say.
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Iowa Powerball winner donates $500,000 to central Maine’s Travis Mills Foundation
Mills said the money will ‘go a long way’ and ‘help out so many families’ of wounded veterans served by the organization.
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RSU 18 gets funding for two greener school buses
The district was one of two in the area to receive money from the first round of grants connected to the Volkswagen settlement to help offset nitrogen oxide emissions.
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Emergency food assistance Nov. 29, Dec. 20 in Belgrade
Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile to be onsite.