KENNEBEC JOURNAL • August 14, 2020
Shortly before 9 a.m., fire crews from Mount Vernon and surrounding towns were called to a wood lot off Hovey Luce Road for a fire. At the site, a log crane was on fire. While initially reported as a crane explosion, there was none, Mount Vernon Fire Chief Dana Dunn said. However, the tires on the crane did explode. Logs within a 50-foot diameter around the crane had burned. There were no injuries.