SKOWHEGAN — Police and Fire Department personnel are on the scene this morning of a possible arson fire at 9 Silver St., near the corner of Madison Avenue. An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office is on the way, Detective Kelley Hooper said.
The single story home, which sits between Franklin Savings Bank and the Skowhegan/Madison Elks Lodge, is vacant and for rent.
Skowhegan fire Capt. Shawn Howard said the fire, reported at 7:15 a.m. Monday, appears to have started in the basement. Smoke damage is visible from the cellar windows and along the sill.