Firefighters attack a blaze Monday at 72 Royal St. in Winthrop. The fire at the Cape-style home with an attached garage reported late Monday afternoon caused severe damage, according to emergency workers, but no injuries were reported. By 5 p.m. a wall collapsed and flames were emerging from the roof. Firefighters from several communities assisted Winthrop volunteers suppressing the blaze with Winthrop Ambulance providing medical aid. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

WINTHROP — A Royal Street home was severely damaged by a fire Monday that drew firefighters from surrounding communities and sent up a plume of smoke that could be seen for miles.

The fire, at 72 Royal St., had burned through the roof of the one-and-a-half-story Cape-style home, the ell and the attached garage, and an exterior wall had collapsed by about 5 p.m., just over an hour after the first firefighters arrived.

No one was home at the time of the fire, first responders said, and initially no injuries were reported.

In addition to Winthrop Fire and Winthrop Ambulance, fire crews from Augusta and Monmouth as well as Manchester and Hallowell responded.

Royal Street, which runs parallel to Western Avenue, connects Main Street and U.S. Route 202, which is also state Routes 11 and 100.

Augusta firefighters, right, assess the rear of 72 Royal St. in Winthrop Monday. The fire at the Cape-style home with an attached garage reported Monday afternoon caused severe damage, according to emergency workers, but no injuries were reported. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal