PORTLAND — Mourners are planning a Monday night vigil for the victims of a house fire that killed six people in Portland on Nov. 1.
WMTW-TV reports the vigil will take place in Longfellow Park on Noyes Street, the street where the burned house is located. Authorities say they are still investigating the cause of the fire, which destroyed the house. It was the deadliest fire in Maine in 40 years.
The vigil will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mourners will line the perimeter of the park and shine flashlights to create a wall of light.
The fire killed Nicole Finlay, David Bragdon Jr., Ashley Thomas and Christopher Conlee, all of Portland, Maelisha Jackson of Topsham and Steven Summers of Rockland.
- Firefighters work to douse a fire that killed three, injured one and left several people unaccounted for Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Portland.
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