OWLS HEAD, Maine — Fire crews from around the region battled a fire Wednesday night that destroyed a large former chicken barn that had been converted into a workshop.

The blaze at 152 North Shore Drive was reported at 11:20 p.m. The property is located at the intersection of the private road Smiths Lane.

Flames and smoke reached high into the night sky as firefighters from Owls Head, South Thomaston, Thomaston, St. George, Warren, Rockland and Rockport arrived at the scene. Tankers arrived with water and portable water supply containers were set up on North Shore Drive while tankers were filling at the intersection of Ash Point Drive and North Shore Drive.

Explosions occurred several times as the fire spread through the structure. One vehicle was inside the building and another outside

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