Baldwin Street home damaged by fire in Livermore Falls

LIVERMORE FALLS — More than 30 firefighters from five departments fought a fire at a house at 15 Baldwin St. about noon Tuesday.

No one was injured and two dogs were safely removed from the house, fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy said.

Chris Stanford, an investigator for the Office of the State Fire Marshal, said the fire was accidental and began in the attic ceiling near a light.

Owners Buffie and John Crocker were not at home when the fire started. A passer-by reported the fire.

Smoke and flames poured from the eaves of the house in the congested, residential area across from the former Livermore Falls SAD 36 Primary School.

Firefighters sprayed water on the blaze from different angles and worked off the Livermore Falls and Jay ladder trucks to get at the stubborn fire. They cut a hole in the roof and broke glass out of a few windows for ventilation.

“We knocked the fire down from the outside,” Hardy said, and had to get a crew inside to get to the fire. The fire was contained to the third level of the house, he said.

There was heavy fire damage to the attic, he said. The first and second floor received smoke and water damage. The house is insured and the Crockers are being assisted by family.

Fire crews from Livermore Falls, Jay, Livermore, Farmington and Wilton responded to the fire. Livermore Falls Water District employees opened up the hydrants and helped firefighters with air packs and hoses. A Central Maine Power Co. employee shut off electricity to the house, and a crew from NorthStar EMS ambulance stood by.

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: Crews from five departments work to put out a fire Tuesday at a two-and-a-half-story house at 15 Baldwin St. in Livermore Falls. No one was believed to have been home at the time the fire started, but two dogs were safely removed, Livermore Falls fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy said.

: Firefighters pull boards from the side of a house at 15 Baldwin St. in Livermore Falls on Tuesday to put out a fire.

: A firefighter cuts a hole in the roof of a house during a fire at 15 Baldwin St. in Livermore Fire. Crews from five departments worked to put out the fire at the two-and-a-half-story house that was reported at about noon. No one is believed to have been home at the time the fire started, but two dogs were safely removed, Livermore Falls fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy said. The cause of the fire was still under investigation, but it is believed to have started in the attic area, he said.