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Portland artist Zoo Cain loses roughly 100 of his works in Valley Street fire

by Dennis Hoey May 30, 2018May 31, 2018

He is grateful that everyone got out of the building safely and is taking his loss in stride, saying ‘When you are 66 years old, you can’t get too attached to anything.’

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Three trailers filled with trash catch fire in Westbrook

by Gillian Graham May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

It took hours for firefighters and workers using an excavator to put out the stubborn fire Wednesday morning.

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Fire kills Turner man in his home

by MWC Bot May 11, 2018May 12, 2018

Daniel Chabot, 69, died in spite of efforts by neighbors and passers-by to pull him out of his burning home, fire officials say.

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Dry, windy conditions prompt ‘red flag’ warnings in Maine

by Edward D. Murphy May 11, 2018May 11, 2018

The National Weather Service and Maine Forest Rangers caution that the danger of fire was high on Friday, and brush fires later broke out in Hancock County, Wiscasset and Raymond.

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Firefighters control 314-acre wildfire near Kennebunk-Sanford town line

by Gillian Graham May 3, 2018May 3, 2018

Firefighters will monitor the affected area, just south of the city-owned Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, for hot spots over the next couple of days.