UPDATE: Fire started on couch where Lewiston woman was smoking LEWISTON — A woman was pulled out of a burning apartment on Shawmut Street after flames tore through the building at about 8 p.m. Thursday. The woman, described by neighbors as elderly, was unresponsive as firefighters carried her out of the first floor apartment at 61 Shawmut […]
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No injuries in Lewiston overnight electrical fire
LEWISTON — An overnight electrical fire early Sunday left about a dozen people without housing, according to the Fire Department. The fire at a multifamily apartment building at 242 Park St. was reported at 12:07 a.m. Sunday, according to firefighters. The fire started in the first-floor, front apartment in an electrical wall outlet, according to […]
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Arson case against Ibrahim has been suspended
LEWISTON — An arson case against 13-year-old Abdi Ibrahim of Lewiston has been suspended by court order after Justice John Beliveau found the state had not met its burden proving that the boy is competent to stand trial. Ibrahim was charged with four counts of arson stemming from fires that burned four apartment buildings and […]
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Red Cross says thanks to those who helped fire victims
AUBURN — Heartfelt words of gratitude were shared early Thursday evening by victims of three devastating downtown Lewiston fires almost six months ago and by many members of the community who came forward with immediate and essential help. At a reception at the Hilton Garden Inn, the United Valley chapter of the American Red Cross […]