The fire that burned a Fairfield apartment building and killed a cat was likely arson.
The fire broke out about 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the five-unit building on Summit Street, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Only two of the apartments were occupied, and all four tenants escaped safely, Moss said Monday afternoon.
A cat was killed in the fire, the Kennebec Journal reported.
Fairfield Fire Chief Travis Leary told the Journal that firefighters contained the blaze to the attic and third floor, but the building is likely a total loss because of smoke and water damage.
Moss said Monday that investigators with the Maine fire marshal’s office ruled the blaze was “intentionally set.”
The fire remains under investigation.
No additional information was immediately available.
