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Maine Fire Marshal Releases Photos in Mexico Blaze as Phillips Fire Ruled Incendiary

Investigators are seeking tips related to blazes at vacant properties in western Maine.

Overview

  • On Thursday, officials published images of a person who may have information about the Mexico, Maine fire but did not label the individual a suspect.
  • Residents and businesses were asked to review surveillance footage and contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 207-624-7076 with any relevant information.
  • Firefighters responded to the condemned Oxford Street home in Mexico around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and arrived to flames visible from the roof and second-floor windows.
  • Earlier Tuesday at about 12:51 a.m., crews found a vacant home on Dodge Road in Phillips largely engulfed, and investigators later classified that fire as incendiary.
  • Mexico Selectboard records show the Oxford Street property was deemed a dangerous building in September after repeated warnings to owner Norman “Bo” Thompson, who was incarcerated at the time.