POLAND — Crews are on scene of a gas leak at a home on Hardscrabble Road. At least three people have been taken to the hospital, according to officials. Poland’s fire chief says they found two people in the home mostly unresponsive from the gas. A third was found completely unresponsive. No word on their […]
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Casco Bay Bridge reopened after car crash causes gas leak
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Bridge was closed Thursday morning while police investigated an accident in Portland. Shortly after 8 a.m., South Portland police closed the bridge at the request of Portland police, who were dealing with a crash on York Street near the entrance to the bridge. The accident involved two cars, one of […]
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Unitil investigates many complaints of gas smell in Auburn
AUBURN — Three teams of technicians from Unitil spent Thursday morning investigating multiple reports of a gas smell around the city but found nothing. Spokesman Alec O’Meara said the first reports of an outside gas smell came in at 9:15 a.m. “We’ve been to a couple locations already,” he said. “We’ve cleared those locations, meaning […]
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Lewiston gas leak: Amerigas repairs leak at Riverside site
LEWISTON — Riverside Street was briefly closed Friday afternoon while a propane company fixed a gas leak at AmeriGas. The city reported at about 3 p.m. that the Lewiston Fire Department was sent to the AmeriGas site as the company made repairs. The problem was fixed within two hours and the street was reopened. No […]
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Portland neighborhood evacuated after construction crew ruptures gas line
PORTLAND — Homes were evacuated and cut off from electricity in an East Deering neighborhood of Portland on Thursday after a construction crew punctured an underground natural gas line on Front Street, a city fire department official said. Portland Deputy Fire Chief Terry Walsh told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday afternoon that about a […]