November 23, 2024
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Helicopter, firefighters douse Willimantic blaze

WILLIMANTIC – Firefighters from surrounding towns were called in to put out a wildfire that spread to a camp and destroyed it Sunday afternoon.

The Maine Forest Service used a helicopter to fight the fire alongside firefighters from Monson, Guilford and Dover.

The fire began off the Green Point Road, burning a camp and about 2 acres, reported Deputy Doug Roberts of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department.

Roberts said that forest rangers were investigating the cause of the fire.


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