BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 6, 2023
A fire ignited at the Orrington trash incinerator on Friday night. The fire at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., or PERC, started before 7:45 p.m., Orrington Fire Chief Scott Stewart said. The fire in the tipping floor area likely started through spontaneous combustion, Stewart said. There were thousands of pounds of trash in the plant.