PORTLAND, Maine — A fire damaged a Portland apartment on Woodford Street Friday evening.
Portland fire Chief David Jackson said firefighters were called to a two-family apartment on Woodford Street around 6 p.m. Friday. Crews saw heavy flames when they arrived, he said.
A man escaped the apartment with his dog, and he was hospitalized as a precaution, according to Jackson.
The blaze left the apartment badly damaged but it was not a total loss, Jackson said.
Fire officials are investigating the fire to determine a cause. But the fire did not look suspicious, Jackson said.
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