The annual Halloween Fire Prevention Festival 2021, also known as Halloween Fest 2021, was held on Saturday in Portland.
It was originally scheduled to take place outside at Longfellow Park, but due to rain, it was moved to the University of Southern Maine's Sullivan Recreation and Fitness Complex.
Everyone in the community was welcome to the free event and encouraged to put on their best Halloween costumes, have fun, and learn fire safety tips.
The event was started in response to a fatal fire at an apartment building on Noyes Street in Portland on November 1, 2014, in which six people died. It's believed the apartment's smoke alarms weren't working and some exits were blocked.
Now, the annual event combines lessons in fire safety with Halloween fun.