Belfast hearth that destroyed occasions middle dominated unintended

The early morning hearth that leveled the Wentworth Occasion Middle in Belfast on Saturday was unintentionally brought on by {an electrical} difficulty, in keeping with state officers. 

The six-day investigation by the state hearth marshal’s workplace concluded the hearth was unintended, stated Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Division of Public Security, which oversees the hearth marshal’s workplace.

The middle, positioned on Route 1 at 139 Searsport Ave., was a standard venue for weddings and different occasions. The workplaces of Waldo County Motion Companions public transportation providers, in addition to the kitchen and provides for the Moody Canine scorching canine truck’s catering providers, had been additionally based mostly out of the middle.

Braeden Waddell is a reporter masking Belfast and Waldo County. He grew up in Waldoboro and joined the Bangor Every day Information in 2023 after working as an affiliate producer for Nationwide Public Radio. He graduated…
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