Eight of the 12 people who were injured in the May 15 fire and explosion at the Searsmont mill remain hospitalized.
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Investigators say machinery sparked Robbins Lumber fire, triggering blast in silo
They say suppression operations were unable to extinguish a smoldering fire that began near an unloader and it rapidly triggered particulate matter, causing the explosion that lifted a silo off its base.
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Inside the Searsmont lumber mill fire and explosion
First responders and others recount the events at Robbins Lumber on May 15, a day that will have a lasting effect on Midcoast towns and the broader firefighting community.
Posted inMaine, News
Investigation into Searsmont mill explosion continues; 10 remain hospitalized
Maine politicians offered their condolences to the loved ones of Andrew Cross, the firefighter who was killed in the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber on Friday.
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Fire unfolded at business that has been part of Maine’s forest industry ‘since forever’
The explosion and fire at a Robbins Lumber in Searsmont on Friday left 1 firefighter dead and at least 10 other people injured, officials said.
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St. Albans woman charged with arson, domestic violence assault stemming from April fire
Lisa Hall, 61, was taken Tuesday to Penobscot County Jail, where she is being held on $10,000 bail.
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Skowhegan fire that killed woman, 84, started in garage, officials say
The state fire marshal’s office has been unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze.
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Skowhegan fire that killed 1 remains under investigation
State fire investigators were working Wednesday to determine the cause of the blaze at 31 Waye St., while an autopsy on the person who died was scheduled for Thursday.
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Photos: Skowhegan fire destroys Waye Street home
Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures multiple fire departments battling a house fire in which 1 person died.
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1 dead in Skowhegan fire, officials say
The cause of the fire, which destroyed a home on Waye Street, was being investigated Tuesday night.