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Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base

Sep. 15, 2024 08:30 AM EDT

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals in Maine's biggest accidental spill of the fire suppressant on record, according to a recently...

Maine workers make progress in cleanup of spilled firefighting foam at former Navy base

Aug. 26, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Firefighting foam in a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport has been been removed, and mitigation is underway on four retention ponds following Maine's biggest accidental spill of the fire suppressant on record, officials said Monday. The Maine Center for...

1,600 gallons of firefighting chemicals containing PFAS are released in Maine

Aug. 20, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A malfunctioning fire suppression system at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station released about 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing dangerous per-and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. Officials at the Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority and Brunswick...