Unextinguished camp fire blamed for forest fire on Mt. Surprise
GORHAM â An unextinguished campfire is blamed for a forest fire Sunday on Mount Surprise that has proven difficult to extinguish. Firefighters from Gorham, Randolph, Shelburne, Milan and the National Forest Service were called out to fight the fire. The smoke from the fire could be seen clearly from Libby Pool in Gorham and it was reported through 911. Fire crews accessed the fire from the Carter Moriah trailhead at the end of Bangor Street, where a staging area was set up. The fire was about 2,500 feet up Mount Surprise and about 500 feet from the Carter Moriah trail. Originally it cove...
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