Van Buren House Fire Draws Crews From Canada, Leaves Home Unlivable
Smoke and water damage made the Main Street home uninhabitable after an October 6 blaze that closed the street for roughly an hour.
By Maine Business Wire News Desk
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A two-story home on Main Street in Van Buren was left uninhabitable after a fire on October 6, the Bangor Daily News reported.
Van Buren Fire Chief Brian Caron said the department was alerted at roughly 3:40 p.m. Arriving crews found dark smoke pushing out from around the eaves and door frames, with haze obscuring the windows.
Caron called for help from the fire department in neighboring Grand Isle and from St. Leonard, New Brunswick, on the Canadian side of the border. Firefighters vented the structure by breaking a window to reduce the risk of a backdraft and used thermal imaging equipment to search the building for remaining fire.
Because the property sits beyond the reach of hydrants, the local water district assisted in organizing a shuttle operation to supply water to the scene, Caron said.
Main Street was shut to traffic for about 60 minutes. Crews finished work at the property by 9 p.m.
Nobody was inside when the fire started and no injuries occurred, according to Caron. Smoke and water damage left the house unlivable. The chief had not provided information on the property's ownership, the newspaper reported.
This story was first reported by Bangor Daily News.
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