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- State investigators and Livermore Falls firefighters work Wednesday at the scene of a fatal fire at 100 Main St. in Livermore Falls. One man died and two boys were injured. The boys escaped escaped through a third-floor window. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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- State investigators and Livermore Falls firefighters check the charred remains of a home at 100 Main St. on Wednesday, a day after flames ripped through the three-story building. Livermore Falls Chief Edward Hastings IV, state fire investigator Isaiah Peppard, Livermore Falls firefighter Zach Nichols and Deputy Fire Chief Scott Shink discuss a plan of action before going into the building. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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- State fire investigator Isaiah Peppard on Wednesday takes a photo of a house on Main Street in Livermore Falls that burned Tuesday night. Peter Dyer, 65, who lived on the first floor, died in the blaze, officials said. A family of four and their friend escaped. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
LIVERMORE FALLS — Investigators scoured the charred remains Wednesday of a three-story house on Main Street, trying to determine the cause of a fast-moving fire Tuesday night that left one man dead and two brothers injured.
Investigators Isaiah Peppard and Kenneth MacMaster of the State Fire Marshal’s Office checked the interior of the wood-framed house at 100 Main St. They were joined by Sgt. Joel Davis, a state investigator, later in the day.
Attempts to reach an investigator Wednesday night were unsuccessful.
About 50 firefighters from seven towns responded to the call at about 7 p.m., Livermore Falls Deputy Chief Scott Shink said Wednesday at the scene.
The house was rented by Robert and Amy Mosher, who lived there with their sons Collin, 13, and Brayden 11, and family friend Tori Lebel, according to Amy Mosher.
Firefighters entered the house through the back and were able to search the first floor, but could not get into the front room, where the body of Peter Dyer, 65, Amy Mosher’s uncle, was eventually found.
Firefighters went in through the back of the house, which was more than 200 years old, and searched the first floor but could not get into the front room, Shink said. They searched the second floor, but the family had already gotten out.
Firefighters were able to save a house about 8 feet away by dousing it with water, Shink said. The heat melted the vinyl siding on the house.
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