SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — A firefighter was taken to the hospital as a precaution as crews from five towns battled a house fire early Saturday morning.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the attic, South Thomaston fire Chief Bryan Calderwood said.
He said a South Thomaston firefighter’s blood pressure became too high after going into the fire. The firefighter was checked out at the hospital and released.
The fire was reported shortly after midnight at 37 Mill Pond Lane, which is off Westbrook Street. When the first crew arrived, there was fire coming out of the eaves of the second floor of the residence. There also was smoke in the house.
The homeowners and their children were able to get out of the house safely, the chief said. Town records show the home is owned by David and Melanie Eaton.
The cause was electrical due to a light in the bathroom. There was smoke damage in the bathroom but fire damage was limited to the attic, he said, due to the fast response by crews.
An email sent to the fire chief asking whether the firefighter was hospitalized because of illness or injury was not immediately returned Saturday morning.
Responding along with the South Thomaston Fire Department and the town’s emergency medical services department were crews from Rockland, Thomaston, St. George and Owls Head. A total of 40 firefighters and emergency medical crews responded along with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
South Thomaston was able to clear the scene around 4 a.m., the chief said.