Crews battle woods fire in Turner

SUN JOURNAL • April 23, 2020

Fire crews from Turner, Leeds, Buckfield, Minot and Auburn battled a blaze Thursday afternoon that singed the side of a truck before spreading into the woods along Kennebec Trail, a dead-end road. It was not immediately clear how much land burned, or what caused it. Forestry officials had warned earlier in the day that brisk winds and dry conditions created a high fire danger across the area. In Hollis earlier in the day, firefighters knocked down flames that spread from a pickup truck into woods. Later, Sabattus was battling a woods fire near Jordan Bridge Road with the help of firefighters from Wales and Lewiston. A few hours after that a large brush fire was reported near Harris Hill Road in Poland.