A massive fire broke out at the Orrington trash plant on Tuesday night.
At least 10 fire departments were at the Eagle Point Energy Center on Tuesday evening shortly before midnight. Smoke could be seen from more than a mile away.
Fire departments were filling tanker trucks with water at two hydrants, including one near the Brewer town line, and returning to the trash plant formerly known as Penobscot Energy Recovery Co.
It is the second fire in less than two years at the trash plant. The last fire burned for about 10 days in October 2024.
The facility had been shuttered after a foreclosure in 2023 but it said it would start accepting trash again in August. It is licensed to operate as a solid waste transfer facility, meaning it can accept trash, consolidate it and bring it to another location, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
No fire department was available for comment at the scene of the fire.