Firefighters battle blaze at Maine farmhouse

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Firefighters are battling a blaze at a farmhouse in Augusta.

The fire broke out Monday morning at the two-story home on Church Hill Road.

City officials and the fire department urged people to avoid the area as crews contain the blaze. A helicopter was seen ferrying in water.

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