Dereck Oltz holds a cat that he found Saturday, a day after a fire destroyed apartment building where he lived at 36 Northern Ave. in Augusta. Oltz said the cat belongs to a neighbor in the building and that he had found it hiding in woods near the building’s charred remains. He had taken his mother, Heather Oltz, back see the building where she had lived until it burned down on Friday morning.

Former 36 Northern Ave. resident Scott Cushing answers questions Saturday at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.

Former 36 Northern Ave. resident Maxine Morton answers questions Saturday at the Super 8 motel in Augusta, a day after a fire destroyed the apartment building where she lived.

Former 36 Northern Ave. residents Maxine Morton, left, and her son John White answer questions Saturday at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.

The remains of 36 Northern Ave. and cars parked behind it are seen on Saturday in Augusta.

The remains of 36 Northern Ave. are seen Saturday in Augusta, a day after fire destroyed the building.

Dereck Oltz holds a cat that he found Saturday, a day after a fire destroyed apartment building where he lived at 36 Northern Ave. in Augusta. Oltz said the cat belongs to a neighbor in the building and that he had found it hiding in woods near the building’s charred remains. He had taken his mother, Heather Oltz, back see the building where she had lived until it burned down on Friday morning.