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Man charged with starting 236-acre wildfire in Island Falls

by Alexander MacDougall
6 years ago
Maine Forest Rangers and the Island Falls Fire Department are battling a wildfire on May Mountain in Island Falls on May 21. (Courtesy of Maine Forest Rangers)
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on charges of starting a wildfire that engulfed 236 acres of land around Island Falls.Read more.
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