Multiple individuals sustained injuries and were transported to hospitals throughout the state,” said officials in Maine

The roads around Robbins Lumber were quiet Saturday morning, a day after an explosion killed a firefighter and wounded others at the Searsmont mill.

A Chalmette refinery explosion last week that shook homes miles away did not create air quality concerns in the aftermath of the blaze, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Q

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Emergency responders from multiple towns in and around Waldo County are responding to a fire and possible explosion at a Searsmont lumber mill.

A fire broke out at Chalmette Refining Friday afternoon after residents reported hearing a large explosion, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office. The fire was under control as of around 2 p.m., and no injuries were reported, John Rahaim, director of St. Bernard Homeland Security, said.

Maine local and national elected office holders are expressing sorrow over the massive Searsmont lumber mill fire and urging people to stay away from the scene. Governor Janet Mills along with U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King,

Fire marshal's office investigators were called to Robbins Lumber and are currently responding to the scene. Video shows smoke and fire coming from the mill.