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Discarded Cigarette Likely Caused Lewiston Fire that Displaced 32: ‘Huge Flames’

Officials said the blaze was accidental and likely started by a discarded cigarette, and the American Red Cross set up shelter for 32 displaced tenants.

Summary by Portland Press Herald
Everyone safely escaped the fire Sunday in the large Main Street apartment building.

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Fire that displaced 32 people in Lewiston caused by smoking materials, officials say

The Red Cross has been providing emergency shelter after flames ripped through a four-story building on Main Street.

·Portland, United States
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Discarded cigarette likely caused Lewiston fire that displaced 32: ‘Huge flames’

Everyone safely escaped the fire Sunday in the large Main Street apartment building.

·Lewiston, United States
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Portland Press Herald broke the news in Portland, United States on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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