Bangor Fire Department

Bangor Police have released the identities of three homeless men who died in a fire on Union Street Sunday morning.

Many in Bangor woke up Monday morning to the sound of sirens. But in this case, smoke lead not to fire, but to drugs, instead.

An explosion that shook part of the city in May was caused when discarded smoking materials started a fire near a propane tank, according to officials. The fire went on to destroy two apartment buildings.

In six hours the Bangor Firefighters collected more than what they hoped to gather for Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maine.

A little boy's pet fish was saved from his burning home last week as a result the fire department is receiving a Compassionate Fire Department Award from PETA for their efforts.

New rules are on the way for backyard fire pits.

Canoe and kayak enthusiasts will be paddling the Kenduskeag Stream tomorrow in the 48th Annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race. Most people realize that April can be a winter month in Maine, and as a result, the race has been held in beautiful, spring-like temperatures and it can also be snowing and cold.

A Bangor man faces an arson charge in connection with a garage fire last month, and a second garage fire in the city remains under investigation. Fire Marshal's office investigators were called in to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a 3-bay garage on Hancock Street.

Investigators with the Bangor Fire Department, Bangor Police, and the state Fire Marshal's office have been poring over evidence this morning following a garage fire in Bangor last evening. Sgt. Tim York says last evening's fire on Lincoln street was deliberately set.

The State Fire Marshall's Office is investigating a fire in Bangor that destroyed a two-story garage. Thick black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky above Buck Street around 5:30 last night as fire fighters knocked down the flames...