# Federal report says firefighting tactics aided deadly Maine lumber mill blast

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- The Associated Press, 2026-08-11 23:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/4wiOaTJ

> A federal investigators’ report says firefighters responding to a fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that unintentionally contributed to a deadly explosion. The findings link the emergency response methods to the blast. The report presents the firefighters’ actions as an inadvertent factor in the incident, rather than an intentional cause. The explosion occurred during efforts to handle the mill fire.