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NewsSeptember 26, 2017

BEDDINGTON, Maine -- Maine forest rangers said the quick actions of a woman with a frying pan helped stop a forest fire. Rangers said Nancy Weeks used a frying pan to carry water back and forth between the flames and a nearby pond in a wooded area near Beddington. Weeks kept the fire under control until crews arrived. Officials said the fire was sparked by an unattended camp fire...

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BEDDINGTON, Maine -- Maine forest rangers said the quick actions of a woman with a frying pan helped stop a forest fire. Rangers said Nancy Weeks used a frying pan to carry water back and forth between the flames and a nearby pond in a wooded area near Beddington. Weeks kept the fire under control until crews arrived. Officials said the fire was sparked by an unattended camp fire.

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