October 24, 2024
Two people died and two others were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a Freedom, Maine home previously busted for an illegal marijuana grow operation, officials said Tuesday. Freedom Fire Chief Jim Waterman said his agency was alerted to a …
October 24, 2024
A former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Sterling, Virginia in February, officials said this week. Roger Bentley was indicted Monday on …
September 24, 2019
The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office has finished its work at the site of a deadly explosion in Farmington, but isn’t ready to release any conclusions. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland said investigators turned the scene over to its …
August 8, 2016
Fire investigators say a propane gas leak apparently caused an explosion that leveled a Vernon, Conn., home, injuring seven people. Vernon fire marshal Adam Libros said that the gas line was supplying a dryer in the home’s basement. He said …