| A porta-potty in Fairlee village was set aflame on Wednesday night after a vandal or vandals set off fireworks inside the lavatory, today’s Journal-Opinion reports. Fairlee Police Chief Wayne Briggs said the incident took place at around 10:30 p.m. A nearby resident heard the fireworks go off, looked outside to find the porta-potty on fire, and called 9-1-1. An Orford firefighter, who was in the vicinity, responded and quickly put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher. Neither the nearby resident nor the firefighter saw anyone in the parking area, Briggs said. Fortunately, there was no hot mess to clean up. Unfortunately, it was the second time in approximately 48 hours that vandals struck this very same porta-potty. On Monday evening, someone tipped it over. The resulting spill was cleaned up the following morning. Briggs said it did not appear that the porta-potty was used between Tuesday morning and Wednesday night. The portable toilet is located in the town’s park and ride next to the former train station along Route 5. It serves the Fairlee Flea Market which attracts visitors and vendors to the common in front of the train station on weekends during warm weather. |