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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A second firefighter has died from injuries suffered while fighting a fire and explosion at a Maine lumber mill last month. The May 15 fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont sent ...

A fire at a lumber mill in Jasper drew emergency responders from around the region Friday to help put out the flames. The fire broke out just after 7 a.m. Friday at the Lincoln Lumber Company on ...

The May 15 fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont killed 27-year-old Andrew Cross of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department. This photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo, ...

Over the weekend, cranes were used to lift and move the silo at Robbins Lumber Mill in Searsmont, giving investigators access to key areas for the scene examination and evidence recovery. PHOTO / ...

A plume of thick smoke rises into the sky above Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont, Maine on May 15,2026, after a fire caused a silo full of wood shavings to explode, injuring firefighters and ...

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Four people who were injured Friday in a fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine have been released from hospitals, while eight are still receiving treatment, the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said ...