BANGOR, Maine — Bangor police are investigating a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a storage garage next to Fielder's Choice ice cream shop on Odlin Road.
The fire started just before 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Fire officials said the structure was fully involved, but Bangor firefighters were able to contain it in about thirty minutes.
Officials said it appears there was lawn equipment inside the storage unit.
The Bangor Fire Department's assistant fire chief, Greg Hodge, said a person was seen running from the structure just before the fire started.
According to Hodge, the unit and the gardening equipment it contained were a total loss.
Fire officials at the scene said someone was seen running from the storage unit just after the fire started.
"It does appear there was a human element involved with this. Bangor police are actively searching for a witness right now. We don't have any further on that, the state fire marshal's office is coming in to do an investigation, they're responding to the scene right now," said Hodge.
They did not immediately know if the unit was owned by the owners of Fielder's Choice or another building.
Fire officials said the ice cream store was not damaged and there is no danger to the public.
