1 dead in Bangor apartment building fire
One person died and two others were treated for smoke inhalation following an apartment building fire in Bangor on Wednesday morning.
The Bangor Fire Department responded to 72 Cedar St. for a structure fire at about 6:35 a.m., Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a news release Thursday.
One occupant was unable to escape the building, Moss said.
Two other residents were transported to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation, Moss said, and have since been released.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending an examination by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Moss said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts,. More by Drew Johnson
