by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

In the middle of the night and during the blizzard of Jan. 29, the East Machias Fire Department was dispatched to reports of a chimney fire on Chases Mill Road.

East Machias Fire Chief Jack Gardner said the home’s two residents were able to get out safely.

“I’m not sure what the temperature was but the wind was howling and it was the worst conditions we could ever imagine,” said Gardner. “They made it out basically with what they were wearing.”