Residents were trying to put the fire out with a garden hose when firefighters got to the scene, officials said.

The fire, reported around 6:30 p.m. Friday, was located in a construction zone on the fifth floor of the mill building.

The smoke from the fire – which took 60,000 gallons of water and the help of nine fire departments to extinguish – was widely visible in the Portland area.

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Given the rural area, Falmouth Fire-EMS says they called in water tanker trucks from Cumberland, Windham, and North Yarmouth to assist. Additional tankers arrived from Freeport, Yarmouth, and ...