Bathroom Fire Being Investigated

LEWISTON — Fire officials were investigating an evening blaze Wednesday that apparently started in a bathroom at Gateway Apartments on Lisbon Street. Fire crews were first called out at about 9 p.m. after smoke and flames were spotted in an apartment on the third floor. Firefighters who rushed into the building found a small fire in the bathroom. They were able to snuff it out before it spread to other parts of the building. Police were tasked with rounding up tenants as part of a building evacuation. In the middle of that process, firefighters reported the fire was out. Nobody was hurt. Smoke ejectors were brought into the building and a fire investigator was called to the scene. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation late Wednesday night. Gateway Apartments is at 11 Lisbon St., is near the corner of Main Street.