AUGUSTA — A minor fire Friday morning caused by a refrigerator at a home on Outlet Road was under control quickly, a fire official said.

Battalion Chief John Bennett of the Augusta Fire Department said the fire was reported at 9:58 a.m. when an electric refrigerator caught fire.

He said the homeowner cut power to the appliance, but a small fire broke out in the home near it, resulting in “low-dollar” damage. By 10:15 a.m., crews were reporting that the incident was under control.

At 11 a.m., authorities had left the home, a one-story ranch on the dirt road along the southern end of Lower Togus Pond. Augusta city records say the house is owned by Gloria Labbe.


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