A home in Grand Lake Stream has been destroyed and a propane delivery truck driver was injured because of a fire and an explosion yesterday, Dec. 19.
From the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office:
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, at approximately 10:30am, the Maine Fire Marshals Office was requested to respond to 155 Milford Road in Grand Lake Stream. A single-family residence was destroyed by fire. The fire originated at the exterior of the structure, where a delivery driver from VL Tammaro was filling residential propane tanks. A malfunction in the filling process caused the release of gas and an explosion occurred when the propane was ignited by an unknown ignition source. The driver of the propane truck sustained 2nd degree burns and was treated and released from a local hospital. The owner of the property was home at the time and was not injured. The FMO was assisted on scene by the Maine Fuel Board.
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