RUMFORD — A Rumford man suffered smoke inhalation Sunday evening while trying to save his pets from a fire in his home, Rumford fire Chief Robert Chase said. Chase said that the Rumford and Mexico fire departments were simultaneously dispatched to 1257 U.S. Route 2 for a confirmed structure fire. Upon arriving on the scene, […]
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Electrical fire guts Mexico trailer, displaces couple
MEXICO — An electrical fire quickly spread through a trailer Thursday night on Young’s Park Road before firefighters extinguished it. There were no injuries. Owners Larry and Janice Scott will be temporarily staying at the Linnell Motel in Rumford, Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said on scene. He said the American Red Cross said they […]
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Fire destroys Rumford house built in the 1880s
RUMFORD — A home more than 100 years old was destroyed by fire late Thursday night, investigators said early Friday afternoon. No one was at Chuck Arsenault’s home at 289 Isthmus Road when the fire erupted at 10:30 p.m., and there were no injuries, Rumford fire Chief Bob Chase said Friday. “The cause was undetermined,” […]
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Six departments respond to structure fire at local Dixfield hair salon
DIXFIELD — Firefighters from six towns responded to a fire that engulfed the top floor of a hair salon business on Weld Street on Friday afternoon. No one was injured. The building at 41 Weld St. is owned by Charlotte and Daniel Louvat. Charlotte Louvat runs her hair and tanning salon named The Cutter’s House […]
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Chimney fire damages attic, bedroom of Dixfield house
DIXFIELD — A chimney fire Tuesday night at a home on Route 2 damaged an attic and upstairs bedroom, a Dixfield Fire Company official said Wednesday. The home at 1551 Main St. is owned by Jeff and Ronnie Hanson. Jeff Hanson was treated at the scene by Med-Care Ambulance, Dixfield fire Chief Scott Dennett said. […]
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Fire destroys Blackberry Lane house in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Blackberry Lane house was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon but an outbuilding was saved, Rumford fire Deputy Chief Ben Byam said early Saturday evening. No one was injured. Byam said Mexico and Rumford firefighters and Med-Care Ambulance were called out at 2:05 p.m. to a fully-engulfed structure fire at 286 Blackberry Lane, […]
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Mobile home burns in Paris
PARIS — Firefighters from at least five towns were at the scene of a mobile home fire at 366 Park St. on Thursday night. Crews from Paris, Norway, Oxford, West Paris and Hebron responded to the call of a fully engulfed mobile home at about 6:30 p.m. Firefighters said a large pine tree fell on […]
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Fire rips through garage, home in Paris
PARIS — Flames from a garage fire spread to a home at 8 Summerland St. late Thursday afternoon, leaving Laura Freeman and her husband, Wolf Gumm, homeless. Firefighters from at least six towns rushed to the scene off Mt. Mica Road shortly before 5 p.m. Homeowner Freeman, who was not home when the fire started, […]