3 displaced, cat killed as fire rips through Kittery home
An early-morning house fire Thursday in Kittery displaced three residents, killed a cat and destroyed the home at 55 Tenney Hill Road, fire officials say. (Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety)
Three people were displaced following a fire that ravaged a Kittery home early Thursday morning.
Crews were dispatched to 55 Tenney Hill Road at about 1:10 a.m., Kittery Fire Chief Randall Trull said in a news release. The first unit on scene quickly sounded a second alarm, pulling in firefighters from several surrounding departments.
All three people in the house got out safely before crews arrived, Trull said. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a news release Friday that the occupants were alerted by smoke alarms and a neighbor who knocked on the door.
A cat died in the fire, Moss said.
One firefighter was injured, evaluated at a hospital and released, Trull said.
Moss said investigators from the state fire marshal’s office determined Thursday that the fire started outside the home, near a grill, but have been unable to rule on what the exact cause of the fire is because of the extensive damage to the home.
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Trull thanked the neighbors who stepped up to help the residents of the home.
“Your kindness and humility are truly heartwarming,” he said.
He also lauded the department’s mutual aid partners. In addition to Kittery firefighters, crews from the Eliot, South Berwick, York Beach, York Village and four New Hampshire fire departments, Stewart’s Ambulance Service, American Red Cross and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard responded. Two additional New Hampshire departments helped cover a Kittery station.
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 28 to correct the address of the home and to add more details from the Maine Department of Public Safety.
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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
