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Investigators believe fire at Portland shelter was intentional

Investigators believe fire at Portland shelter was intentional

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PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN) No one was hurt in a fire that investigators believe was set at Portland’s Oxford Street Shelter on Monday afternoon.

City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin says the fire started in the bathroom on the third floor.

Fire crews were at the scene around 3 p.m.

There were no injuries and everyone was evacuated safely.

The city will continue serving guests on the building’s first and second floors, and arrangements were made to serve guests at hotels that are working with the city to provide emergency shelter space.

Grondin says the city served 83 people at the Oxford Street Shelter on Sunday night.

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