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2 injured when container explodes next to campfire

A container filled with some sort of combustible material ignited and created a sudden fire late Thursday in the town of Poland.
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POLAND, MAINE, Maine — Firefighters say a man and a boy suffered serious burns when something exploded next to a campfire in Maine. 

A container filled with some sort of combustible material ignited and created a sudden fire late Thursday in the town of Poland.

Fire Chief Thomas Printup said both victims suffered second- and third-degree burns to their upper bodies, hands, and faces. Their conditions weren’t known on Friday.

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