November 14, 2012

Man escapes burning building in Bridgton

By Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

BRIDGTON — No one was injured Wednesday night in a fire that damaged a large single family home at 7 South High St.

A dispatcher for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said one person was at home when the fire broke out shortly after 8 p.m. The person escaped.

It took firefighters more than two hours to bring the fire under control, with crews clearing from the scene around 10:30 p.m.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There were no other details immediately available.

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