A 50-year-old Atkinson man suffered severe burns Saturday night when his house and an adjacent camper caught fire in the Piscataquis County town, state fire marshals said Monday.

James Wellington was flown by Life Flight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland, according to a statement from the Maine Department of Public Safety. He was listed in critical condition Monday night.

The blaze at 405 Maple Rd. was reported about 10 p.m. Saturday. Another man, Craig Young, 64, who was living in the camper, escaped uninjured.

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