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Fire at homeless encampment in Scarborough

The Scarborough Fire Department was "still working the scene" past 4 p.m.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A fire blazed through a homeless encampment in Scarborough Saturday afternoon.

A NEWS CENTER Maine photographer who was at the scene says it was next to the Lowe's in Scarborough.

Officials with the Scarborough Fire department say it started around 3:30 p.m. and were still on scene at 4:20 p.m. fighting the fire. They say it's unclear what started the fire. 

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