A fire broke out at Grimmel Industries in Topsham on Thursday night. Facebook photo
Multiple agencies battled a large fire that broke out in a pile of waste debris at Grimmel Industries’ waste facility in Topsham Thursday night.
Topsham Fire Chief Chris McLaughlin said in a Facebook post the pile of debris was approximately 100 feet by 50 feet. There were about 30-40 firefighters assisting at various times throughout the night, he said.
Grimmel’s has become a known site for fires, the last one being in August 2022.
“It is not uncommon for fires in scrap yards that do this kind of work,” McLaughlin said. “In the past five years, we have had four fires at that complex.”
Topsham firefighters were assisted by Brunswick, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Freeport and Lisbon fire departments.
Firefighters contained the fire to the original pile of debris and left around 4:38 a.m. Friday. No injuries were reported.
“Due to the extensive heat and size of the fire, the official cause will be undetermined and does appear to be unintentional,” McLaughlin said.
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