WASHBURN — A 62-year-old man died in a trailer fire early Aug. 18 that investigators say was caused by a generator being used in the entryway of the structure.
Steven T. Belmain of Washburn was found dead after the blaze at 61 Brook Side Circle, according to the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office.
A 911 call reporting the structure fire was placed at approximately 12:04 a.m. to Houlton Regional Communications Center.
The Washburn Fire Department and Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, fire department personnel found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed in flames.
Two people were transported to A.R. Gould Hospital in Presque Isle with fire-related injuries.
A team of state fire marshal investigators responded and recovered Belmain’s remains.
The body is being transported to the Maine Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.
The Washburn Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Mapleton and Presque Isle fire departments.
