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Orono, ME – Sprinkler system knocks down grease fire at apartment building
Crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Orono Monday afternoon.
The call came in around 2:30 to the Reserve apartments, formerly known as the Grove.
There was significant smoke and water damage, though, leaving the apartment unliveable for now.
Fire officials remind you to always use baking soda–not water–to put out a grease fire.