Windswept fire destroys Dexter home

By Ryan McLaughlin
BDN Staff

DEXTER — A fast-moving, windswept fire flattened a two-story house on Airport Road early on the morning of Jan. 20, according to officials.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Fire Department

FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN DEXTER — A home on the Airport Road in Dexter was destroyed by fire early on Jan. 20. Dexter Fire Chief Matt Conner said wind gusts made fighting the fire nearly impossible.

Wind gusts made the fire nearly impossible to fight, Dexter Fire Chief Matt Conner said. “Once the wind got into that house, there was no stopping it,” he said. “[With] winds like that you can have as much water as you want, but when it’s blowing right at the fire trucks it’s a hard fire to fight.”

Crews got the call around 2 a.m., and flames were shooting out both floors of the residence, Conner said.

The three occupants of the house managed to escape unharmed, and Conner said he did not hear any working smoke detectors when he arrived at the scene.

“I didn’t have the chance to speak with them very much,” he said.

Conner said the fire marshal’s office is investigating, but foul play is not suspected.

Crews from Dexter, Corinna, Garland, Dover-Foxcroft and Sangerville responded. Conner said the home was insured.