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PORTLAND, Maine - A key committee of Portland city councilors will meet tonight to weigh in on the issue of fire safety.In particular, the Public Safety,…
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PORTLAND, Maine - An advocacy group representing the rights of tenants in Maine's largest city is calling for the creation of a Housing Safety Office. The…
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ The Augusta Fire Department says an apartment building fire that displaced 13 people was caused by an improperly disposed cigarette.…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Maine fire officials say investigators have met with a district attorney to discuss possible charges against the owner of a Portland…
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PORTLAND, Maine -- A city panel in Portland is set to take up fire safety recommendations drafted in the wake of an apartment house fire in November that…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The owner of a Portland apartment building where six people died in the worst fire in the state in 40 years is tearing the house down.…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The Portland Fire Department confirmed this week that it stopped carrying out routine inspections of the city's apartment buildings…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The fire and building codes task force set up by the city of Portland met for the last time Thursday, before finalizing its…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The long-awaited results of an investigation into Portland's deadliest fire in more than 40 years were released today. Six people died…
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PORTLAND, Maine - Investigators have concluded that a fire that killed six people in a Portland apartment building was an accident caused by improper…