A major fire destroyed three buildings on West Main Street, Fort Kent, ME, on Sunday, 25 March. Heat from the fire also damaged other nearby buildings. One of the buildings, housing Nadeau’s House of Furniture at 191 West Main Street, dated back to the 1880’s.
Assisting the Fort Kent Volunteer Fire Department were companies from Cross Lake, Eagle Lake, Frenchville, Madawaska, St. Agatha, and St. Francis, as well as from St. Francois and Clair, New Brunswick.
Media reports:
Bangor Daily News: Fire destroys Fort Kent business landmark, threatens other buildings (25 MAR 12)
St. John Valley Times: Main Street buildings burn in Fort Kent fire (26 MAR 12)
Bangor Daily News: Cause of massive Fort Kent fire may never be known (28 MAR 12)
WAGM-TV: Fort Kent Fire Destroys Five Building, Leaves Ten People Without Home (26 MAR 12)
Fiddlehead Focus: Fire in Fort Kent image gallery
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