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Wayne Woodbury's Death Proves the Robbins Lumber Explosion Was Never a One-Day Disaster
Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury died on Sunday, June 14, 2026, nearly a month after the Robbins Lumber explosion in Searsmont, Maine. His death changed the story from a single industrial blast into a longer test of how a rural fire service, a family-run mill and a small town absorb damage that keeps unfolding after the smoke is gone.