Fire destroys waterfront building in Lubec

PHOTO: Fire destroyed a building along the waterfront in Lubec on Tuesday. Fire Chief Bobby Hood says the fire started just before 1:30 pm. Hood says the building was fully involved when they arrived. Firefighters from Campobello Island assisted Lubec crews in putting out the flames. The building is a total loss. According to the chief, the building once housed a take-out. It now contains tanks for storing lobsters, but he says there were no lobsters in them when the fire happened. The Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause.
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Update: Orrington Fire Department provides update on suppression efforts at EPEC facility

VIDEO: It’s been over 24 hours since a large fire broke out at Eagle Point Energy Center in Orrington. Crews were still on scene as they worked to full extinguish the fire, a job officials say could take several days to complete. “Well, certainly over the years I’ve been to lots of fires down here. This actually has certainly been the worst. The amount of fire the boys had on arrival is certainly something that we’d never seen before,” said Chad Bean, assistant fire chief, Town of Orrington. Just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, crews were alerted to a fire at Eagle Point Energy Center, or EPEC, in Orrington. “This was a major fire in the tipping floor area of the plant. This had a lot of fire, and it was venting through the roof and the end wall when we arrived,” said Scott Stewart, fire chief, Town of Orrington.
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Apartment fire in Augusta leaves 19 people displaced

More than a dozen people are displaced after a fire broke out in an Augusta apartment complex. According to the Kennebec Journal, fire officials were called to South Belfast Avenue Tuesday night for reports of smoke. The Augusta fire chief says the fire was sparked when cooking oil caught fire while a tenant was making French fries. There was minimal damage to the outside of the complex, but the electrical system has to be replaced. According to officials, the building had a number of code violations such as no working smoke detectors. The Kennebec Journal reports 19 people, including 10 children, are now in temporary housing while repairs are made. No one was injured in the fire.
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Multiple agencies respond to fire at former energy facility in Orrington

Crews from multiple towns responded to a fire located at the former PERC facility in Orrington Tuesday night. Around 8:30 p.m., initial reports were received from across the Penobscot River in Hampden noting flames coming through the roof of the facility, according to the Brewer Fire Department. The blaze warranted a multi-agency response after the hydrant system was reported to be out of service, which required tankers to respond from surrounding communities including Brewer, Bangor, Holden, Eddington, Dedham, Hermon, Hampden, and Levant, the Brewer Fire Department told News Center Maine. A small fire reportedly occurred at the facility on Monday during the day, according to the Brewer Fire Department. News Center Maine had a crew at the scene who said heavy smoke could be seen in the area.
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USPS truck catches fire in Hermon

VIDEO: Hermon Fire and the U.S. Air Force Fire Department responded to an interesting event at Morgan Hill Event center Tuesday morning. While making mail deliveries, the driver of a US Postal Service vehicle noticed something unusual -- smoke coming from the engine compartment. The driver pulled over, got out and called 911. Hermon Fire says they had to cut the vehicle open to extinguish the blaze. “Obviously any time we are using rotary powers saws, there is a danger to our members, with flying sparks, metal but we do have to force entry into the vehicle to completely extinguish the fire,” said Cody Sullivan, Hermon Fire Chief. Authorities say there were no injuries. The USPS says postal inspectors will take control of what mail remains, and any items with a legible address will be delivered to the customer with a notice of what happened.
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