ELLSWORTH, Maine — Errant fireworks being set off Saturday afternoon behind a house on Route 230 caused a fire that burned maybe a third of an acre, according to officials.
John Cousins of the Maine Forest Service said that he expects to issue a summons to the homeowner for accidentally starting the blaze.
Boys who live at the Bayside Road home were setting off fireworks behind the house when a small rocket misfired, tumbling into the underbrush instead of taking off into the sky. It set the grass and bushes on fire, sending a plume of smoke wafting into the sky and into neighboring yards. Several neighbors called the local fire department to report the fire.
Firefighters arrived at the scene within a few minutes of the call and quickly had it under control. A few minutes later the flames were extinguished and the smoke dissipated into the air.
According to Lt. Daryl Clark of the Ellsworth Fire Department, Saturday’s incident was only the second one the department has responded to involving fireworks since they became legal in Ellsworth on July 1. He said Saturday’s weather and fire conditions were considered moderate.
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imo, this was a dumb move, legalizing firework’s.. to many ignorant people. i see the idea for business profit and agree we need more but,, there’s just to many brain dead around here lately.
The result of the “nanny state”.
Your grammar and spelling are horrid.
Your absolutely write i admire you’re grammar, and spelling a real lot.
thank you,,, very little
What about kids that die in supervised sports ?
Bad comparison (as usual?). The rare deaths that occur in “supervised sports” are usually the result of undiagnosed physical conditions (although preventable dehydration does play a distinct role). Like the hazards of smoking, second hand smoke, etc., we’re not just talking about deaths, but injuries, unnecessary illnesses, and otherwise degradation of quality of life.
No its not bad comparison you hear every year were kids die in sports or are severaly injurd
The story says the blaze was caused by a small rocket. Those are still illegal in Maine. So that makes your comment a dumb move.
how cool would it be if everyone was a rocket scientist such as you sir, would that be cool or what!! of coarse then there’d be a whole lot more of you D H’s around..
There were plenty of stories when the law passed and when it went into effect that said no flying fireworks would be allowed. Of course (not “of coarse”), you would need the ability to understand what you read, see and hear to know that. You should get the facts right before you jump on that soapbox and start whining.
Yeah, because nobody ever went t NH to get fireworks. Before fireworks were legal, nobody ever had a mishap with them, right? Things happen, mistakes are made. Laws aren’t going to save you from everything.
lmao,, i don’t need protecting, i have that under control. its to bad that the retired folks and other folks have to listen to the noise and put up with ignorant neighbors tho. not to mention worrying about there property being damaged. and you’ll notice at the beginning post,, i did say,, imo…
Your comments are very well done sir…If you want to see something intersting go to the web site of the PYRO CITY FIREWORKS stores (Ellsworth and 4 others). Their safey suggestions should be law. For example- in Maine you can light fireworks on your own property-even a fifty by 100 foot intown lot. The guys that sell this crap suggest being 75 feet away when watching.
Next time some unsupervised kid will put out his brother’s eye, or worse. No matter, though. The people must be free to play with their explosives, no matter what. Sez so in the 2nd amendment!
However, it is acceptable to “accidently” strew burning debris from Carmel to Houlton on the interstate, start 25 fires, and “oops, I didn’t know”. Depends on who ya know, I guess………
If they light their own yard on fire, let it burn. There, now we have saved republicans some money.
3 maine firefighters were injured fighting a house fire this morning in old orchard beach…channel 6 reporting fire started by fireworks
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/208123/314/Old-Orchard-Beach-fire-caused-by-careless-use-of-fireworks
That fire was started by sparklers, which have been legal in Maine for years. This fire most likely would have started with, or without, the new legalization of consumer fireworks.
This story is about a fire caused by a small rocket. Those are still illegal in Maine.
So are these the only types of accidents people get held accountable for nowadays then? You accidentally caused a fire, but yet in many cases law enforcement claims to not file charges or issue summons because it was simply an accident. I am quite confused. I know a lot of people say Police Departments have ticketing quotas, maybe it has been the Forrest service the entire time
this state has alot of dump people..we all know that
you dont come along and legalize fireworks
The story says the blaze was caused by a small rocket. Those are still illegal in Maine. You’re obviously a genius.
What is ” dump people”