DoomsdaysCW<p>In between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldTownMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldTownMaine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsportMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearsportMaine</span></a> is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrringtonMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrringtonMaine</span></a> -- famous for its HUGE pile of trash and trash "plant" that has plagued the area for years...! And sure, human residents can stay indoors, but what about all the denizens who live outdoors! smh...</p><p>Massive fire is just the latest setback for troubled Orrington trash plant</p><p>"The past six years haven’t been kind to the trash incinerator along the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> in Orrington.</p><p>"On Tuesday night, a massive fire broke out at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EaglePointEnergyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EaglePointEnergyCenter</span></a>, formerly known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotEnergyRecoveryCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotEnergyRecoveryCo</span></a>. Orrington’s assistant fire chief, Chad Bean, said early Wednesday morning that the blaze has been contained, but it will likely take several days to fully extinguish.</p><p>"That’s in part because firefighters, who came from as far away as Levant and Eddington, have been unable to safely enter the 200-by-400-foot building where the blaze is burning on the tipping floor.</p><p>"In the meantime, Orrington and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HampdenMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HampdenMaine</span></a> residents have been advised to keep their windows closed because of the significant smoke given off by the fire.</p><p>"While a cause isn’t yet known, the facility’s owners said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumIon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumIon</span></a> batteries likely sparked the conflagration."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/10/02/bangor/bangor-business/orrington-maine-perc-eagle-point-energy-center-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangordailynews.com/2024/10/02</span><span class="invisible">/bangor/bangor-business/orrington-maine-perc-eagle-point-energy-center-history/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrashFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrashFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicAir</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicSmoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicSmoke</span></a></p>