Two buildings destroyed, one damaged in another Lewiston downtown fire on Monday

I awoke this morning to news of another fire in downtown Lewiston, Maine.. This is the 3rd major fire in exactly one week to the day.
I don't live in the downtown area where these are happening (luckily),however this does seem like de'javu. Back in the mid to late 90's we had similar occurrences with many other buildings that are now gone. Some of the areas have been rebuilt with newer housing & other lots were made into extra parking or small city garden spots.
Last Monday April 30th was the start of a long week for the people of Lewiston, Maine. 75 People were homeless at the end of the day & left with nothing. On Friday we had another downtown fire with the loss of more buildings & more homeless people. The homeless rate of these 2 fires last week has left the city with approximately 200 people with no homes, personal belongings, loss of memories & pets.
The Red Cross needs funds & donations badly. The Lewiston Fire department is exhausted.
Not only did we have those fires to contend with we also had about 9 acres of wildfire burning last week too. These firemen have put their lives on the line for a week now, no rest, exhaustion & yet they continue to do the utmost amazing job possible.

In the first fire a 12 year old boy was named & charged , the second fire they say was another 12 year old boy also they don't know as of yet if there is a connection.

Today's fire has yet to be investigated as they are still on scene checking and watching for hot spots.

The article below contains information as known at this point and photos.


Two buildings destroyed, one damaged in another Lewiston downtown fire on Monday

Do we have an arsonist? Did 2 12 year old boys really do all this damage? This has too stop someone is going to die in one of these fires.
I just have to hope that this all comes to an end soon.
The people of Lewiston Maine are living on edge, scared & uneasy wondering if they are next, this is NO way to live.

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Please consider this plea for donations, as hopefully you never need this help. However it can happen to anyone anytime.


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Fire destroys 3 Lewiston buildings

A very sad day in Lewiston Maine, everyone is safe and no major injuries. Smoke filled the city for hours, was so smokey that even the Doppler radar on WGME TV picked up the smoke as it traveled in a northerly direction thru the state.
Below is the article from the Lewiston Sun Journal, with pictures and video. Many pictures have been on Facebook from onlookers and those involved.



Fire destroys 3 Lewiston buildings

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