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Sprinkler system contained fire at Portland senior citizen complex

Sprinkler system contained fire at Portland senior citizen complex

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There were no injuries reported when a fire broke out at the Deering Pavilion on Forest Avenue in Portland.

A caller reported a kitchen fire on the 6th floor of the building on Sunday night.

Crews arrived to find the sprinkler system had contained the fire to one unit before firefighters extinguished it.

The cause of the fire is under investigation but not believed to be suspicious.

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