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官员表示，缅因州一家木材厂周五发生大规模火灾和爆炸，造成1名消防员死亡，至少另有10人受伤。截至周五傍晚，火势仍未得到控制。
缅因州公共安全部专员迈克·绍舒克在新闻发布会上表示，消防员于上午10点接到报警，前往位于瑟兹蒙特的罗宾斯木材厂筒仓火灾现场，该地距离波特兰约95英里。
缅因州公共安全部发言人香农·莫斯在一份声明中称：“消防员正在开展灭火作业时发生了爆炸。多名人员受伤，已被送往全州各地的医院。”
莫斯表示，一名消防员当场死亡。该消防员将被送往法医办公室进行尸检和身份确认。据报道，另有多名消防员伤势严重且危急。
绍舒克周五下午表示，他无法提供受伤人员的确切人数，“也无法得知他们当时在哪里工作、为谁工作”。
一张来自桑戴克消防部门的照片展示了缅因州罗宾斯木材厂的火情。桑戴克消防部门 供图
拥有一级创伤中心资质的波特兰缅因健康医疗中心表示，该院急诊科预计将接收10名患者。
桑戴克消防部门在社交媒体帖子中称，多名消防员和平民受伤。该部门还表示，多辆消防车在火灾中损毁。
官员们表示，目前尚不清楚火灾起因。
这张由蒂芙尼·曼纳里尼提供的视频画面显示，2026年5月15日周五，缅因州瑟兹蒙特的罗宾斯木材厂冒出大片浓烟。蒂芙尼·曼纳里尼 美联社 供图
罗宾斯木材厂的所有者之一凯瑟琳·罗宾斯-霍尔斯特德周五表示，公司所有员工都已确认安全。
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-maine-searsmont-lumber-mill-firefighters/
据该公司介绍，家族企业罗宾斯木材厂成立于1881年，目前管理着3万英亩自有森林。1957年，该厂曾在一场火灾中“被完全烧毁”，但随后重建并新增了一座新锯木厂。
缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯在社交媒体帖子中称：“罗宾斯一家在瑟兹蒙特社区深受爱戴，罗宾斯木材厂是缅因州历史的一部分。”
“我认识这家人多年了，”柯林斯在帖子中说道，“我向他们、他们的员工以及从该地区各地赶来协助应急响应的第一 responders 致以慰问。这是一场令人痛心的危机，所有受影响的人都在我的祈祷之中。”
缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯在社交媒体帖子中表示，她已获悉瑟兹蒙特的火情，并敦促平民远离该区域。
“我呼吁缅因州民众和我一起，为所有受影响的人祈福，”她说道。
1 firefighter dead, 10 other people injured in fire and explosion at Maine lumber mill
May 15, 2026 / 7:50 PM EDT / CBS News
A large fire and explosion Friday at a lumber mill in Maine killed one firefighter and injured at least 10 other people, officials said. The blaze was still active as of late Friday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to a fire in the silo of the Robbins Lumber mill at 10 a.m. in Searsmont, Maine, about 95 miles from Portland, Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety, said during a news conference.
“While firefighters were conducting fire suppression efforts, an explosion occurred. Multiple individuals sustained injuries and were transported to hospitals throughout the state,” Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a statement.
One firefighter was killed at the scene, Moss said. The firefighter will be transported to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy and identification. Several other firefighters are reported to be in serious and critical condition.
Sauschuck said Friday afternoon he could not provide the exact number of people injured, “or where they were working or who they were working for.”
A photo from the Thorndike Fire Department shows the fire at the Robbins Lumber mill in Maine. Thorndike Fire Department
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, which has a Level 1 trauma designation, said it was anticipating 10 patients to its emergency department.
The Thorndike Fire Department said in a social media post that multiple firefighters and civilians were injured. The department also said multiple fire trucks were lost to fire.
Officials said they do not know the cause of the fire at this time.
This image made from video provided by Tiffany Mannarini shows a plume of smoke from a large fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine, Friday, May 15, 2026. Tiffany Mannarini via AP
Catherine Robbins-Halsted, an owner at Robbins Lumber, said Friday that all of the company’s employees were accounted for.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explosion-maine-searsmont-lumber-mill-firefighters/
Robbins Lumber, a family-owned business, opened in 1881 and now manages 30,000 acres of its own forests, according to the company. In 1957, the mill “burned to the ground” after a fire, but was rebuilt and added a new sawmill.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said in a social media post that “the Robbins family is beloved in the Searsmont community, and Robbins Lumber is a piece of Maine history.”
“I have known the family for many years,” Collins said in the post. “My heart goes out to them, their employees, and the first responders who have come from all over the region to help in the emergency response. This is a very sad crisis, and all those affected are in my prayers.”
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said in a social media post that she was briefed on the fire in Searsmont and urged civilians to stay clear of the area.
“I ask Maine people to join me in keeping all those affected in their thoughts,” she said.
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