Members of C-Shift Fight Basement Fire at 15 Dawn Ave

LEWISTON, Maine —A fire investigator concluded that improper disposal of smoking materials caused a fire in a basement on 15 Dawn Ave. in Lewiston on Sunday. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported at 7:36 a.m., Captain Paul Fournier of the Lewiston Fire Department said. cigarette in the trash, it smoldered and caused a fire. The fire was contained to the basement, Fournier said. The home is not livable from plumbing and electrical problems from the fire and the six people who resided there are staying with neighbors. Snowy conditions slowed the response, with firefighters dragging hoses through an unshoveled driveway to get to the basement, Fournier said. A pellet furnace on Tampa Street had a fire that backed up in a hopper later in the morning in Lewiston, Fournier said. The fire caused no damage and was reported at 8:55 a.m.