Campus extends helping hands to downtown fire relief efforts
Firefighting technology at work at a Pierce Street apartment building in Lewiston on May 3, 2013. The fire engulfed four buildings and was the second of three multi-building fires in the city between April 29 and May 6. Photograph by Michael Bradley/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College.
Three fires in downtown Lewiston since April 29, 2013, have destroyed 10 buildings and displaced nearly 200 Lewiston residents.
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As the Lewiston-Auburn community rallies to support the victims, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ is coordinating campus efforts to participate in the relief initiatives. A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ response webpage listing events, volunteer opportunities, most-urgent needs, local charities and fundraising initiatives will be updated as needed. Please direct any questions to Kristen Cloutier of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships at kcloutie@bates.edu or 207-786-6202.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Director of Security Tom Carey said that his team is actively monitoring campus buildings and remains in close touch with the Lewiston Police Department. As a precautionary measure, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Security has enhanced its overnight coverage of the campus and immediate environs, he said.
All ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ residence halls and campus buildings are tied to a central fire reporting station, which goes directly to the Lewiston Fire Department. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Security also receives notification and responds immediately when a smoke alarm is set off. Carey has urged the campus community to contact Security at 786-6254 immediately if anyone or any situation appears to be out of the ordinary.Â
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