Crews respond to fire at former PERC facility in Orrington ...
WEB5 days ago · ORRINGTON, Maine — Crews from multiple towns are responding to a fire located at the former PERC facility in Orrington Tuesday night. The Penobscot County Regional Communications Center told NEWS CENTER Maine multiple agencies were responding. The Brewer Fire Department reportedly …
Ongoing trash fire in Orrington prompts air quality alert for …
WEB3 days ago · The Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality alert for today and Friday for the Midcoast and interior areas of eastern Maine. Winds are dispersing smoke from a large trash fire in Orrington that began on Tuesday night. The DEP said particle pollution in the smoke could be ...
Fire at Orrington trash facility expected to burn for days - WGME
WEB5 days ago · ORRINGTON (WGME) -- Officials say an explosion that caused a fire at a trash facility in Orrington will take several days to fully extinguish. Orrington, Bangor, Brewer, Bucksport, and Hampden ...
Air quality alert issued as fire at Orrington trash facility ... - WGME
WEB3 days ago · Air quality Fire Orrington Smoke Alert EPEC Maine DEP. ORRINGTON (WGME) -- An air quality alert has been issued in parts of Maine due to smoke from the still-burning fire at a trash facility in ...
DEP provides an update regarding the trash incineration plant fire …
WEBDEP provides an update regarding the trash incineration plant fire in Orrington. October 3, 2024. In response to the incident that occurred at Eagle Point Energy Center (EPEC), in the town of Orrington on Wednesday, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection activated personnel from the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management including the Emergency Response Division and Materials ...
Fire at Orrington trash incinerator causing health concerns
WEB4 days ago · Firefighters from nearly a dozen communities responded and successfully contained the blaze to the building. But Orrington Fire & Rescue said Wednesday morning that crews had not been able to get inside to battle the nearly 40-foot-tall piles of trash because of concerns about the integrity of the building. "This fire is …
Update from Orrington F.D. on the fire at EPEC facility
WEB4 days ago · ORRINGTON -- Multiple departments worked throughout Tuesday night into Wednesday to contain a fire at a waste-energy facility in Orrington. Orrington Fire Department was dispatched to Eagle Point Energy Center (EPEC), formerly known as the Penobscot Energy Recovery Center (PERC), at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday night for …
Orrington trash fire will take days to fully put out
WEB2 days ago · The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has discontinued an air quality alert for residents of towns around Orrington where a trash fire at an energy plant continues to smolder. But officials say it will take several days to fully extinguish. Orrington Town Manager Chris Backman says the fire at the trash incinerator formerly operated ...
Watch Live: Officials provide updates on trash fire at former PERC ...
WEB3 days ago · Latest News Stories. Watch Live: Officials provide updates on trash fire at former PERC facility in Orrington. NEWS CENTER Maine Weather Forecast. Weather. Back; Forecast; ... Orrington Fire Chief Scott Stewart said the fire was contained but would take several days to fully extinguish. Author: newscentermaine.com
Fire at Orrington waste facility draws response from multiple ...
WEB5 days ago · ORRINGTON -- A fire at an Orrington trash facility sent smoke into the sky and a notable odor as far away as Bangor. Multiple departments responded Tuesday night. A release from Eagle Point Energy Center, who owns the plant, says they were alerted to a fire at the Orrington facility around 8:30pm.