Bangor home damaged by fire

By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff

BANGOR, Maine — A fire of unknown cause Thursday afternoon resulted in significant fire and smoke damage to a single-family home at 92 Second St.

The owners, Bruce and Christina Babin, were not at home when the fire began about 2 p.m., according to Assistant Fire Chief Darrell Cyr of the Bangor Fire Department.

The family’s small dog Seamus, however, was home, Cyr said.

Shortly after knocking down the fire, firefighters found Seamus inside.

“He was in a crate on the second floor,” he said.

The dog appeared to be in good condition when firefighters brought him outside to Bruce Babin, who came home after learning about the fire.

Cyr said Thursday that firefighters had not yet determined what caused the fire but that it appears to have started in an extension at the back of the two-story house, which abuts Second Street Park.

The extension had significant fire damage and the rest of the house had heavy smoke damage, Cyr said.

A dollar estimate for the damage was not immediately available Thursday. Cyr said he did not yet know whether the house was insured.

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Bangor - $17,771

Lewiston/Auburn - $17,048

Wells - $8,050

Gardiner - $3,000

Old Town - $2,000

Rumford - $1,000

Bar Harbor $910

Brunswick - $600

Ogunquit - $600

Augusta - $300

Bath - $200

Fire on Walter Street Forced Residents to Evacuate

by WABI-TV5 News Desk

A fire in downtown Bangor Monday morning forced some residents to flee their apartment building.
Fire crews were called to Walter Street just before 5 am.
By the time they arrived, everyone had gotten out of the two-story complex safely.
We're told there were five apartment units in the building, the fire reportedly started upstairs.
It was out in about an hour, and contained to just one room.
The fire marshal's office has been called in to investigate.

 

Fire destroys Glenburn home

By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff 

GLENBURN, Maine — A small one-story home was destroyed Thursday in a fire of unknown origin.

The house at 317 Hudson Road was in flames by the time firefighters arrived about 3:30 p.m., Glenburn Fire Capt. Gene Hamm said at the scene. He said the State Fire Marshal’s Office would be asked to help determine the cause.

According to Hamm, no one was home when the fire was reported by a passer-by about 3:30 p.m.

Hamm said he didn’t know the owner’s name or whether the house was insured. He said the Pine Tree Chapter of the American Red Cross had been called to provide assistance.

Glenburn firefighters were joined at the scene by their counterparts from Bangor, Corinth and Hudson, while crews from Charleston remained on standby, Hamm said. No one was injured while fighting the fire, he said.

Though Hamm said Thursday’s cold conditions had not posed any significant challenges for fire crews, the frigid air did cause water used to extinguish the blaze to freeze on a section of Hudson Road close to the fire, as well as on the long dirt driveway leading to the burning house. The ice made walking treacherous.

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