Police & Fire

Crews battle fire at Charleston logging operation

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff

CHARLESTON — Crews battled a fire at a Charleston logging operation on Monday, Sept. 23.

A piece of machinery caught fire about 2:33 p.m. at the operation on Davis Hill Road, Charleston Fire Chief Ethan Amero wrote in a Sept. 23 social media post.

Photo courtesy of the Charleston Fire Department
CHARLESTON FIRE — Crews battled a fire Monday at a logging operation in Charleston.

The location of the blaze presented difficulties for firefighters because it wasn’t easily accessible and there weren’t water sources nearby,

Crews from four nearby towns came to Charleston’s aid.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze once they gained access to the site, Amero wrote.

No additional information was immediately available.

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