Several fire departments answered a call to the scene of a structure fire in Naples that has spread to a wooded area on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the Sebago Fire Department
Authorities are investigating a fire Thursday afternoon in Naples that destroyed a home, damaged a neighbor’s house, and spread into a wooded area.
Naples Fire Chief Justin Cox said a man who lived in a double-wide trailer near 162 Gore Road suffered a burn to his hand and was treated at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
When firefighters arrived at around 3:15 p.m., Cox said, the trailer was fully engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to a neighbor’s yard and nearby woods. Valves on two 150-pound propane storage tanks blew off during the fire, Cox said.
Firefighters from neighboring towns including Bridgton, Sebago and Casco responded. About 50 firefighters brought the fire under control around 7 p.m.
Crews encountered downed electrical wires when they arrived, and Cox had power to the area shut off for about two hours. WGME-TV reported that 900 Central Maine Power Co. customers lost electricity.
Photographs of the fire posted on the Sebago Fire Department’s Facebook page show a large wooded area scorched by the fire. Smoke from the fire was visible on radar.
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