HARRINGTON, Maine — A woman died Wednesday after a fire broke out in a camper where she was living in the town of Harrington.
The Harrington Fire Department responded to 19 Becky Lane shortly after 7:30 p.m., Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss told NEWS CENTER Maine. When first responders got to the scene, they found a truck camper on fire and a person dead inside, the release stated.
The woman who died is believed to be 40-year-old Carol Curtis, who was living in the camper on the property, according to Moss. Curtis did not own the property, but she had permission to be there, Moss said.
The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where an autopsy will be performed to confirm the identity.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office assisted the Harrington Fire Department at the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Moss said.