Firefighter killed in massive lumber mill explosion in Maine
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About an hour after Searsmont firefighters responded Friday morning to a fire at a local lumber yard, the blaze took a deadly turn when a silo exploded after the flames spread.
A lumber mill in Maine exploded and burst into flames Friday – as authorities declared the terrifying situation a “mass casualty event.” At least five people have been injured – with one in critical condition – after an inferno erupted at Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont,