Pik âN Pig, a Carthage landmark that has for years greeted visiting pilots at Gilliam-McConnell Airfield, was heavily damaged in a fire early Sunday.
The blaze was first reported by Tim Searchfield, a Maine resident who is staying at the nearby RV park while in town visiting his daughter. Searchfield said he was awakened shortly after 3:20 a.m. by what sounded âlike a furnace kicking onâ at the restaurant, which is located on the same road as the RV park.
Searchfield said he then heard an âexplosionâ and went outside to investigate. He found the structure âfully engulfedâ in flames, he said.