Sean Rancourt
Sean Rancourt, 39, of Waterville, was working at Rockport Steel, a custom metal fabrication business, through a work release program run from the Bolduc Correctional Facility. Police and Maine Department of Corrections spokesperson Samuel Prawer said he was welding a diesel fuel tank on May 31, 2024, when it exploded just before 3 p.m. First responders treated him at the scene but could not save him. The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating, and his body was sent to the state medical examiner's office in Augusta for an autopsy, which has not yet determined the manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Police and the Maine Department of Corrections say he died when a diesel fuel tank exploded while he was welding it at Rockport Steel, where he worked through a work release program, and the Fire Marshal's Office is investigating while the state medical examiner conducts an autopsy.
Reported by: Police; Maine Department of Corrections spokesperson Samuel Prawer (the agency that held him); Authorities; the Fire Marshal's Office (outside investigators).