Two homeless people died in two separate tent fires over the weekend in the cities of Portland and Sanford. On Saturday, Sanford firefighters found a man dead inside a makeshift tent while responding to a fire. In Portland, police found a tent at a campsite with a body inside on fire. Firefighters were on the scene to put the fire out and determined the man dead.
A tragic weekend claimed the lives of two homeless men who perished in separate tent fires in Portland and Sanford. The first incident occurred on Saturday when firefighters in Sanford discovered a deceased man inside a makeshift tent that had caught fire. The second incident happened in Portland, where police officers found a burning tent with a body inside at a campsite. Firefighters arrived to extinguish the fire and confirmed the man’s death.
