Fire investigators say a woman making a late night snack of french fries sparked a fire in a Pittsfield, Maine, apartment building that left 12 people homeless.
The fire, which started last Saturday night, began when a woman in a third-floor apartment left the kitchen briefly and the grease caught fire.
Everyone, including the building’s owner, made it out of the six-unit home safely, although one firefighter suffered a minor injury.
Firefighters from Pittsfield, Newport, Skowhegan, Burnham and St. Albans responded to the scene. Crews battled hotspots for hours, until about 6:30 a.m. last Sunday morning.
Fire Chief Bernard Williams says the third floor is a total loss but the lower floors may be salvageable. He says the building’s owner did not have insurance.
The Red Cross is helping the displaced residents.
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