LIVERMORE FALLS — Wood stacked too close to a stove ignited, damaging a garage at 79 Hunton Loop on Tuesday evening, Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said Wednesday. No one was injured.
The fire was contained to the woodpile and the wall behind the wood stove, Hastings said. The garage, which was converted to living space, is repairable, he said. It was not insured.
Julie Fisher of Livermore Falls owns the two-bay garage and adjacent mobile home.
“Clearance around a wood stove is very important,” the fire chief said.
About 20 firefighters from Livermore Falls, Jay, Livermore, Fayette, Leeds and Wayne responded to the property, which is off Route 133. Flames were showing when firefighters arrived after the 5:55 p.m. call. They were extinguished within 20 minutes.
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Charred wood surrounds a stove in a garage at 79 Hunton Loop in Livermore Falls on Tuesday evening. Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said the woodpile ignited because it was too close to the stove. (Livermore Falls Fire Rescue Department photo)
Firefighters extinguish a blaze in a garage at 79 Hunton Loop in Livermore Falls on Tuesday evening. Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said wood stacked too close to a stove ignited, setting a wall on fire. (Livermore Falls Fire Rescue Department photo)
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