Mother, brother of UMaine student who died after gas leak at plant say they are heartbroken

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 2, 2026

The family of a University of Maine student who died last week after a gas leak at the Down East mill where he worked said Monday that they are heartbroken over his death but grateful for the outpouring of support that has followed. Kasie Malcolm, 20, died Wednesday, hours after a gas leak at his off-campus job at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville.