Aftermath of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911
McArthur Public Library
Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's City Building on December 31, 1894. From the Biddeford Weekly Standard, January 4, 1895.
The cities of Biddeford and Saco have long been a center for lumbering, textiles and shipbuilding. Behind the industrial background of these two cities lays a history of raging fires that have consumed landmark buildings, businesses and even entire city streets.
The widespread destruction that these blazes caused often required the assistance of fire departments from the various southern Maine communities. Through working together, these communities have been able to quell incredibly violent and costly infernos that have consumed both sides of the Saco River.