Firefighters extinguish blaze at Bolduc Correctional Facility

Tue, 12/21/2021 - 7:15pm

    WARREN — Warren Fire Department and its mutual aid extinguished a fire inside a building on the Bolduc Correctional Facility campus, on the Cushing Road in Warren, Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, 2021.

    Knox Regional Communications Center received a call regarding the fire around 5:30 p.m., setting into motion firefighters from Warren, Union, and Waldoboro. Once on scene, firefighters encountered smoke rising from the rear of the building. 

    According to Anna Black, Director of Government Affairs at the Maine Department of Corrections, the fire was located in the laundry room. A cause has not been released, and the Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. 

    There were no injuries and no impact to the residential living units, she said.

    By 6:30 p.m., all responders had returned to their home stations. 

     

    Reach Sarah Thompson at news@penbaypilot.com