DoomsdaysCW<p>Oh no! 7 acres burned!!!! One of my favorite places! What idiot has a campfire during a drought and wildfire warnings?!!</p><p>Improperly extinguished campfire sparks 7-acre brush fire in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMarsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScarboroughMarsh</span></a></p><p>by Julia Simone, Matthew Bourgault and Ariana St Pierre, WGME<br>Thu, April 24th 2025 at 1:58 PM</p><p>SCARBOROUGH (WGME) -- "Scarborough firefighters say a campfire that was not extinguished properly sparked a seven-acre brush fire near homes and railroad tracks on the Scarborough marsh Thursday afternoon.</p><p>"The fire, which is now out, brought a major response from firefighters, including from the Maine Forest Service, which used a helicopter and water from the marsh to douse the flames.</p><p>"Scarborough Fire Chief Rich Kindelan says Maine Forest Rangers are currently looking into what started the fire, but for now, the cause is still unknown."</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/crews-battle-brush-fire-in-scarborough-marsh-as-maine-forest-service-aids-with-water-drops" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/crews-batt</span><span class="invisible">le-brush-fire-in-scarborough-marsh-as-maine-forest-service-aids-with-water-drops</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireDanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireDanger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildfires</span></a></p>