A fire at an apartment complex in Ellsworth on Wednesday morning was caused by smoking, the state fire marshal’s office said in a news release.
Firefighters were called to Meadow View Apartments at just before 8:30 a.m. where they were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, according to the fire marshal’s office.
One man, who has not been identified, was brought to Northern Light Hospital in Ellsworth with life-threatening burns and later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Investigators from the fire marshal’s office determined the fire was caused by “careless disposal of smoking material.”
Four other people were displaced because of the fire, which caused significant damage to the room where it originated and the roof. The fire marshal’s office said the building is salvageable.
