A malfunctioning space heater sparked the city’s deadliest fire in 3 decades, killing 17 people, including 8 children.
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Residential garage in Palmyra heavily damaged by fire
No one was injured Friday when a portion of the garage on Davis Road went up in flames.
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No one hurt when couple’s barn destroyed in Clinton fire
The residents of the home on River Road were out of town for the holidays when the fire began Thursday.
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Waterville woman charged with setting fires said she was trying to keep warm, affidavit says
But Alisa Carey, 21, gave conflicting accounts to authorities in the aftermath of the fires Monday at the construction site for a new arts center downtown, according to a police affidavit.
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Fire destroys vacant outbuilding in Madison
The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating blaze at 232 Bagley Road.
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Downtown Oakland fire caused by faulty power strip, fire chief says
Fire at 58 Main St. destroyed nearly all the merchandise at a retail store, The Shop.
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Crews douse Thanksgiving morning house fire in Oxford County
The blaze reportedly involved explosions from oxygen tanks.
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Firefighters extinguish shed fire before it spreads to Augusta house
Flames reported early Sunday afternoon at 99 Green St., officials say.
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Winslow auto garage heavily damaged in fire
J&J Auto Garage was damaged beyond repair in a fire Thursday evening that started at a furnace in the building, authorities said.
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Augusta Halloween-themed store evacuated, forced to close on holiday over strange electrical problem
Spirit Halloween, a chain store offering costumes and other Halloween related items, had to close its Augusta store the day of Halloween as firefighters investigated the building.