LEWISTON — A fire erupted at an apartment house at 92-94 College St. late Friday after what neighbors described as a possible explosion.
Norman Bourget of 139 Oak St., a house behind the burning structure, said he heard a loud noise like an explosion between 11:15 and 11:30 p.m. When he went outside, he saw the flames at the rear of the College Street building. The fire was reported at 11:41 p.m., fire Chief Paul LeClair said.
After a report of a missing woman in the burning apartment, firefighters called for rescue to aid in removing a person found on the first floor.
At about 12:25 a.m., rescue personnel were wheeling a man away from the building on a gurney. A man who was suffering from possible smoke inhalation was taken to a local hospital, LeClair said.
College Street was flooded with water and police had taped off the area to keep spectators back. A crowd of more than 100 people gathered in the neighborhood.
No further information was available early Saturday morning.
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- Frank Spurr carries his daughter Annie away from his apartment at 90 College St. in Lewiston late Friday night after police evacuated the apartment building at 92-94 College St., which was on fire. When firefighters arrived shortly before midnight, the rear of the building was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters attacked the fire and knocked the flames down, but a woman from the first floor was reported missing.
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