BIDDEFORD — No injuries were reported in a fire that completely gutted most of one apartment at 192 Granite St. on Monday.

The fire, reported shortly after 7 p.m., occurred when the apartment residents were frying oil on their stove, according to Fire Chief Joseph Warren. The oil caught fire, which spread to the kitchen cabinets above the stove and then across the kitchen.

By the time the fire department responded to the scene and unloaded the hose to fight the fire, the kitchen windows “had blown out,” he said.

The fire “completely gutted” the kitchen and living room of the first floor of the two-story apartment, said Warren. The bathroom also sustained significant damage.

There was only smoke damage on the second floor of the unit, he said.

The adjacent apartment sustained some smoke damage, but there was no damage to the other apartment of the three unit, two-story building, which is owned by Timothy Doutil, who also lives there, said Warren.

The fire chief said the occupants of the unit in which the fire occurred, Stephanie Duecette and Kyle Ossenter, each went to stay with their respective parents after the fire took place.

By the time the department cleared the scene at 9:44 p.m., the fire department had boarded up the windows of the fire-damaged unit and restored heat to the building, said Warren. The occupants of the other apartments were able to return to their homes, he said.

In addition to Biddeford crews, fire departments from Saco, Goodwin’s Mills and Arundel responded. Warren said the Goodwin’s Mills department was turned away before they arrived, as the fire was under control. Arundel was to be sent back as well, he said, but the hoses that were being used to extinguish the fire trapped their fire engine in.

— Staff Writer Dina Mendros can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 324 or [email protected].