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Fire damages building at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens The fire, reported at 11:28 p.m. Sunday at Maine Woods Pellet Co. on Harmony Road, damaged the walls, roof and most of the wire trays. Share A fire that started in a wood pellet dryer late Sunday in Athens extended into the building, damaging the walls, roof and many wire trays. Fourteen fire departments and more than 50 firefighters responded to the blaze at Maine Woods Pellet Co. at 164 Harmony Road, working in frigid temperatures, according to Athens Fire Chief Brett Strout. “We had zero visibility inside the building and the fire was deep inside the walls and deep inside the roof, so it was a lot of digging,” Strout said Monday. ....
Fire damages building at Maine Woods Pellet Co. building in Athens centralmaine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralmaine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Read Article A fast-moving fire Saturday tore through a large commercial garage on Harmony Road in Athens, destroying the building and its contents, but firefighters were able to save two adjacent buildings and a lot of equipment. The wood-framed building with metal siding destroyed at Linkletter & Sons Inc. was about 60-by-100-feet in size and the company’s main garage used for working on trucks and equipment, according to Athens fire Chief Brett Strout. A crane used to put logs on trucks, as well as tool boxes, oil, parts and tires in the building also were destroyed. “The building’s a total loss,” Strout said later Saturday, adding that firefighters were able to save two buildings 3 feet away that housed a wash bay and mechanics’ garage. ....
Fire destroys large commercial garage in Athens, drawing 12 fire departments centralmaine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from centralmaine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.