A Caribou home is a total loss following a Sunday fire, but no injuries were reported.
The two-story structure was a single-family home, Caribou Fire and Ambulance Captain Scott Michaud said Monday. Two men lived in the home and escaped without injury.
The names of the occupants and owner of the home are unknown, Michaud said.
Caribou Fire and Ambulance personnel responded to 357 Belanger Road at about 6:40 a.m. The building was filled with smoke, and fire was visible on the first floor and in the basement, the department said in a press release.
The building began to collapse, which complicated firefighters’ efforts to battle the blaze, according to the press release.
Crews were on scene for about five hours and received mutual aid from the Presque Isle Fire Department and Presque Isle Professional Firefighters Local 5459, Limestone Volunteer Fire Department, Fort Fairfield Fire Rescue and Caribou Police Department, officials said.
The Maine state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.
The American Red Cross is assisting the people who were displaced.
