LEVANT, Maine — Firefighters responded to a deadly fire at 503 Avenue Road in Levant around 3:15 a.m. Monday.
A spokesperson with the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office said the fire killed one adult and hospitalized two others. Officials have yet to release any information about the victim and survivors.
Five adults were living at the home. Three adults were taken to the hospital and one managed to make it out safely, according to Levant Fire Chief Eric Strout.
"It all just happened really fast," Steven Barker, the adult who managed to safely make it out of the home, said. "You know, one minute it was just a couple of flames up on the wall then the next minute the entire house caught on fire."
The home was a two-story structure with an attached trailer. The trailer is still standing at the site with the garage, but the home is burned to the ground.
The fire marshal's office is investigating what caused the fire. Strout said it was intense, and the home is a total loss.
“We’ve talked to residents that were in there that escaped. [We're] trying to determine if there were working some smoke detectors and heat sources that were in the building [and] trying to determine where the fire might have originated from," Strout said.
Strout said the American Red Cross is working with the displaced survivors to find temporary housing.
Four or five dogs were also killed in the fire, but first responders were able to rescue four dogs and a cat, according to Strout.