The deputy fire chief says a resident was trying to put a fire out with a garden house when crews arrived at the scene on Saint John Street.

Residents were trying to put the fire out with a garden hose when firefighters got to the scene, officials said.

The smoke from the fire – which took 60,000 gallons of water and the help of nine fire departments to extinguish – was widely visible in the Portland area.

PORTLAND, Maine — A fire Sunday evening at an apartment building on Forest Avenue in Portland has been contained, according to the Portland Fire Department.

A man was arrested in connection to the Oct. 26 fire at City Councilor Candace Avalos’ home, which caused damage to her car ...

MAYVILLE, N.D. (KFGO) – A major fire broke out at a grain elevator in Mayville Saturday night.

The authorities, who were investigating the fire as a possible arson, said on Tuesday that it was “not a targeted act of ...