MAPLETON, ME — The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred Thursday.
The Mapleton/Castle Hill/Chapman Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 5 a.m. to reports of a structure fire at 258 Carvell Road.
Mutual aid assistance was provided by the Washburn Fire Department and the Presque Isle Fire Department.
During firefighting suppression, responders located a deceased adult female victim in the residence.
The victim has not yet been positively identified.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta will determine the identity of the victim, as well as the manner and cause of death.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
The house is a total loss.
