MEXICO — Firefighters from Mexico and Rumford quickly knocked down a trailer fire Thursday evening at 10 Angie Lane.
“It was basically a couch fire,” Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said. “The fire started on the couch, and when we investigated, we found that there were a bunch of clothes on it, along with an ashtray. At this point, I’m attributing the fire to a cigarette, or some type of smoking material.”
No one was injured, he said, but a pet bird died from the smoke and a pet cat is missing.
Wentzell said firefighters arrived at 2:45 p.m., after an Angie Lane resident reported the blaze.
“When we got to the scene, we went around to the back window and saw that the fire was pretty much knocked out already,” Wentzell said. “We only sprayed water on it for about five seconds. It was mostly smoke.”
The chief said, “We haven’t been able to find the cat yet, so we suspect that the cat made it out of the house.”
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- A Mexico firefighter walks into a trailer at 12 Angie Lane after knocking down a couch fire Thursday evening. Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said the fire was likely caused by smoking materials.
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