BREAKING NEWS: Area Fire Departments Working 11 Lime Street 2-alarm Structure Fire

Photo courtesy of Rockland Fire Department

4:32pm Rockland Fire Department Update: Rockland Fire & EMS, along with our mutual aid companies, responded to DuPont on Lime Street for a reported building fire. Upon arrival, workers were evacuating the effected buildings and our members were receiving reports of smoke in two warehouses. Lt. Patrick Lowe and his first due companies made entry into the building to find smoke in buildings 12 and 13. Due to the size of both buildings, a second alarm was struck for manpower. At the peak of the investigation there were roughly 16 personnel in the two buildings and another four firefighters on the roof looking for the cause of the smoke.

After some time, the smoke was linked back to a heating unit that was in the process of being repaired for the heating season. The insulation within the unit, combined with dust build up, ignited and sent smoke throughout both buildings.

Any factors contributing to, or hindering the success of the operation:

The large foot print of both buildings was a factor that leads to the need for additional personnel. Searching for the cause of smoke or fire within these buildings can be taxing to both personnel and equipment.

Cause is heating unit malfunction.

Apparatus assigned were Rockland Fire & EMS, Rockport FD and Camden FD, Thomaston FD, and South Thomaston FD

10:40am Update: It appears it was a heater problem.
10:04am Update: All mutual aid has been cleared by command, Rockland will remain on scene, checking, maybe a boiler issue.
9:56am Update: Camden Fire Department as been cleared by command.
BREAKING NEWS: Rockland, Maine - Area fire departments are working 2nd-alarm structure fire at 11 Lime Street on Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 in Rockland, Maine.

Everyone reported to be out.

Stay tuned as more information becomes available.