Crews Battle Friday Morning Propane Blaze At Central Maine Gas Station

If your morning commute takes you down Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, you may have noticed a commotion at the gas station across the street from Ray Haskell Ford.

Apparently, one of the Dead River propane tanks at the gas station / convenience store caught fire at about 5 AM on Friday morning.

An article on the WMTW website explains that the call for fire and rescue came in at approximate 5:15 AM.  When members of the fire department arrived, they found a fire at the propane filling station that was being fueled by a 1,200 gallon propane tank.

It is believed that the fire, which was completely accidental, was started when a tractor plowing the gas station pulled a hose free.  The leaking propane was then ignited by an electrical spark.

Thanks to the quick thinking firefighters, the large propane tank was kept cool enough to prevent a rupture or explosion.

When technicians got there, they were quickly able to turn off the flow of propane from the tank.

As far as we know, no one was injured in the incident.

The really wild part of the story is that flames were visible from several miles away!

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