Robbins Lumber co-owner dies of injuries from mill fire and explosion

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 3, 2026

Alden Robbins, a co-owner of Robbins Lumber who was severely injured in a May 15 fire and explosion at the company’s Searsmont mill, has died, according to his family. Robbins was one of 3 members of the Robbins family who were injured when a silo exploded at the mill as firefighters and mill workers were working to contain a blaze that started in the mill’s woodchip bagging building.