Fire destroys family’s garage in Peru

PHOTOS: The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of a garage fire in Peru Tuesday night. The call to 833 Auburn Road came in shortly before 8:15 p.m., Peru Fire Chief Dan Carrier told NEWS CENTER Maine. When crews arrived, flames were beginning to spread to the nearby home, and people were trying to fight the fire with fire extinguishers, according to Carrier. Crews made sure people were out of the building before closing all doors to the garage to trap the flames and prevent them from spreading beyond the garage, Carrier said. Flames eventually shot through the roof of the garage. The first floor of the split-level home sustained some water damage but the home was otherwise unharmed, according to Carrier. The garage was destroyed by the fire. Seven adults and five children live in the home, Carrier said.
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Fire breaks out at home in Brooks

Flames broke out at a home in Brooks on Wednesday night. Crews arrived at the School Street home just before 8pm. Firefighters say they were able to contain the fire to one side of the building. They say the damage was minimized and that it shouldn’t be a total loss. ”When we arrived on scene, we had flames showing so we proceeded to extinguish them. We were able to confirm nobody was in the home at the time of the fire. The fire marshal will be investigating to determine the cause,” explained Brooks Fire Chief, Hans Albee. Four departments were on scene.
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New Gloucester wildfire sparked by improperly extinguished campfire

Officials with New Gloucester Fire Rescue say an improperly extinguished campfire was the source of a wildfire Tuesday afternoon. Within the five minutes between the initial call at 3:03 p.m. and the firefighters' arrival at Brookside Drive, what was originally reported as a small outdoor fire had expanded rapidly, according to Deputy Chief Hale Fitzgerald. Chief Craig Bouchard quickly upgraded the fire to an "all hands" call, allowing more resources from nearby fire departments and station coverage. With crews from Gray Fire Rescue positioned on the other side of the fire along Interstate 95, the fire was contained within 40 minutes, according to the Deputy Chief. By then the fire had burned 3.5 acres, and it took another hour to put out any hot spots.
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Pets killed in fire at Lewiston apartment building

PHOTOS: The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an apartment building fire that killed several pets in Lewiston. Fire crews were called to an apartment building on Knox Street on Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames and smokes coming from a first-floor apartment. The assistant fire chief says all residents were able to safely escape; however, three pets were killed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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