OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — A cigarette smoldering in an outdoor plant is believed to be the cause of a fire in a first-floor room at the Ocean House Hotel and Motel in Old Orchard Beach.
The hotel and motel is located at 71 West Grand Avenue. The fire was called in at 4:02 a.m.
The flames were confined to one room on the first floor. Nobody was hurt, according to Old Orchard Beach Deputy Chief Robert Slaving.
The Old Orchard Beach Fire Department's investigation is ongoing.