Operations & Training

ME Firefighter Injured in Blaze Following Explosion

July 25, 2020

A Portland firefighter was taken to the hospital after working to contain a fire caused by an explosion at a single-family home in the city's Rosemont neighborhood.

By Nick Schroeder

Source Bangor Daily News, Maine

A Portland, ME, firefighter was injured during a fire that broke out following an explosion at a single-family home Friday.

PORTLAND, ME—Firefighters contained a fire in a single-family home in Portland’s Rosemont neighborhood Friday morning.

Dispatchers said they responded to a report of an “explosion” at 10:17 a.m. at the 1.5-story building at 152 Massachusetts Ave., in a residential neighborhood. The department has not yet determined the cause of the blast.

The fire was contained before noon on Friday.

Crews found no one inside the house, but a firefighter was taken to Maine Medical Center for possible injuries incurred while extinguishing the fire. The firefighter was treated and released Friday afternoon, according to Assistant Chief Christopher Goodall.

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