The cause of a fire in South Thomaston, Monday morning, Nov. 29, 2021, has been ruled accidental in nature and electrical in category.
According to South Thomaston Fire Chief Bryan Calderwood, the origin was traced to an area within a wall behind a sink and refrigerator. The damage caused by the fire then prompted firefighters to conduct extensive overhaul to hot spots in walls and the ceiling.
In the first moments after finding the fire, on Granite Street, Calderwood directed some of the firefighters to establish a water supply operation, using a fire pond off Spruce Head Road, near village. Tankers from Owls Head, Cushing, and Warren stood at the ready to shuttle water to a water pool near Granite Street. However, the firefighters at the house were able to extinguish the fire with an approximate 1,000 gallons of water from the three trucks parked at the house.