Firefighters from Gorham and surrounding towns responded to a occurrence astatine a aesculapian marijuana increasing installation connected Bartlett Road Saturday, Gorham Fire Chief Kenneth Fickett said Sunday.
Some of the harm aft a occurrence astatine a marijuana aesculapian increasing installation successful Gorham Saturday night. Photo contributed by Gorham Fire Chief Kenny Fickett.
The occurrence severely damaged 1 of the turn rooms and a foyer, but the occurrence didn’t dispersed to the different turn rooms, Fickett said. “It’s a immense facility. There are 10 turn rooms,” helium added.
The telephone came successful astir 7:30 p.m. aft somesthesia monitors alerted a installation worker, Fickett said. When the idiosyncratic came to investigate, the turn country was filled with smoke. He reportedly slammed the doorway and called for help.
When firefighters arrived, the turn room, which is astir 20 by 40 feet, was filled with achromatic fume and a foul odor of integrative burning. The occurrence was caused by older turn lights that had malfunctioned, the occurrence main said.
When firefighters entered the country they wore a breathing apparatus to support them from getting high, which tin hap erstwhile mature marijuana plants burn, Fickett said.
“Luckily these weren’t full-fledged plants. We didn’t person that issue,” helium said. “But that’s wherefore we would ne'er participate that gathering without a breathing apparatus.”
No 1 was injured successful the fire, Fickett said.
Gorham received communal assistance connected the country from Westbrook, Windham and Standish.
The main did not cognize who owned the aesculapian marijuana installation astatine 36 Bartlett Road.
Gorham municipality records show determination was a nationalist proceeding successful May to assistance aesculapian marijuana licenses to John Larochelle for 36 Bartlett Road, Unit 7B and to Carlos Barajas for 36 Bartlett Road, Unit 8A. Both units are owned by Hinks Realty.
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