Rockland
CRIME & SAFETY
Spontaneous Combustion of Floor Refinishing Sawdust Causes Maine House Fire
Trash bags of sawdust spontaneously combusted, causing a house fire July 16 in Rockland, Maine, the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported. The fire started around 9 p.m. after bags filled with sawdust, thinner and rags had been left outside for hours from a floor refinish project. Temperatures reached the high 80s...
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