LIVERMORE FALLS — Neighbors woke a woman sleeping on the second floor of a house at 6 Sturtevant Place on Wednesday morning and helped her get out of the burning building, fire Chief Lt. Tim “T.D.” Hardy said.
State fire investigator Chris Standford determined the cause was an an electrical fire that started in a wall, he said.
About 35 firefighters from Livermore Falls, Livermore, Jay, Wilton, East Dixfield and Farmington responded to the 10:14 a.m. fire.
Beth and Keith Miller rent the house from Steve Martin of Aroostook County, Hardy said. The couple and Martin both have insurance.
Beth Miller was sleeping upstairs when the fire started on the second floor. A neighbor saw smoke and reported the fire. A neighbor also knocked on the door to wake her up and helped her out, he said.
“No one was injured,” Hardy said. Pet birds were removed safely, and a cat is believed to have been outside.
A NorthStar EMS ambulance crew checked Miller at the scene.
There is fire damage to the second floor, and smoke and water damage to the first floor, he said.
The house is not livable.
The American Red Cross is helping the couple, he said. He did not know where they would be staying.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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- Firefighters cut a hole in the roof of a two-story house at 6 Sturtevant Place in Livermore Falls to vent a fire Wednesday morning.
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- Fire departments from several towns responded to a fire at a house at 6 Sturtevant Place in Livermore Falls on Wednesday morning.
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- Livermore Falls firefighters Capt. Craig Hewins, left, and Capt. Brian Dolloff, kneeling, get help removing their breathing apparatus from firefighters Jake Jackson, left in back, and Kiki Duguay. The crew was at a house fire at 6 Sturtevant Place in Livermore Falls.
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- Livermore Falls fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy directed firefighters Capt. Craig Hewins and Capt. Brian Dolloff to cut a hole in a burning home Wednesday morning at 6 Sturtevant Place in Livermore Falls.
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