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An Old Town Fire Has Crews Doublebacking

Old Town Fire Department


On Friday, the firefighters for the town of Old Town had their work cut out for them as they had to fight a fire in storage facility not once but twice.

The first call of action happened earlier in the day as crews were called to Bryant Storage on Sunset Drive where a fire started thanks to a car
in one of its garages.

The fire was quickly extinguished but at 9:20 pm the crews were called again because flame was rekindled.

They didn’t finish with that blaze till after midnight.

No injuries have been reported.

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